except /ik'sept/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) take exception to
• (v.) prevent from being included or considered or accepted

Chinese translation

• vt. 除, 除外
• vi. 反对
• prep. 除了...之外, 若不是, 除非

Word details

Part of speech

preposition / conjunction

Pronunciation

/ik'sept/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao

Frequency

Zipf 5.02 · Common

Word forms

excepting, excepted, excepts

Creature card

On Wordtopia, "except" is a pixel creature (Latin · Mech creature, Common card). Its letters shape the look, its etymology the size and its frequency the rarity. Collect it, level it up by writing sentences, and learn its part of speech in word battles.

Related words

excellent · exception · excess · excessive · exceptional · exceed · exceptionally · excel

Draw cards and collect it · Play Word Battle · Browse all words