something excepted

  • 1excepted — adjective Paul /football/biology excepted used to say that you are not including a particular person, subject, or thing in a statement about something: We want every one at the meeting, David and Steven excepted of course. | History excepted,… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 2excepted — ex|cept|ed [ıkˈseptıd] adv sb/sth excepted used to say that you are not including a particular person or thing in a statement about something ▪ History excepted, Peter has made good progress in all subjects this term. →present company excepted at …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3present company excepted — British, American & Australian, humorous, American, humorous something that you say which means that the criticism you have just made does not describe the people who are listening to you now. People just don t know how to dress in this country,… …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 4exception — /əkˈsɛpʃən / (say uhk sepshuhn), /ɛk / (say ek ) noun 1. the act of excepting. 2. the fact of being excepted. 3. something excepted; an instance or case not conforming to the general rule. 4. an adverse criticism, especially on a particular… …

  • 5exception — exceptionless, adj. /ik sep sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of excepting or the fact of being excepted. 2. something excepted; an instance or case not conforming to the general rule. 3. an adverse criticism, esp. on a particular point; opposition of… …

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  • 6exception — ex•cep•tion [[t]ɪkˈsɛp ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of excepting or the fact of being excepted 2) something excepted; an instance or case not conforming to the general rule 3) an adverse criticism, esp. on a particular point; opposition of opinion;… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 7reserve — I. v. a. 1. Keep, hold, retain, husband, set by, lay by, lay up, store up, withhold. 2. Except, make an exception of. II. n. 1. Reservation, something reserved. 2. Constraint, restraint, backwardness, cautious behavior, coldness, closeness,… …

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  • 8exception — ex·cep·tion n 1: something that is excepted or excluded; esp: a situation to which a rule does not apply the supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exception s, and under such regulations as the… …

    Law dictionary

  • 9present — pres|ent1 W2S2 [ˈprezənt] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place)¦ 2¦(memory)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4 the present day 5 the present 6 all present and correct 7 present company excepted ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin praes …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10List of commonly misused English words — This is a list of English words which are commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and other professional linguists of Standard English. It is possible that some of the… …

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