Except

Definition

except /Çk'sept/ prep ~ (for sb/sth); ~ (that…) မွလြဲ၍။ မွတစ္ပါး။ The restaurant is open every day except Monday. ❍ We'll invite everyone, except perhaps Martin. ❍ I understand everything except why she killed him. ❍ He could answer all the questions except for the last one. ❍ The room was empty except for an old piano in the corner. ❍ She remembered nothing about him except that his hair was black. ❍ The two books are the same except (for the fact) that this one has an answer key at the back. v ~ sb/sth (from sth) ( fml ) (often with a negative) ခ်န္လွပ္သည္။ ဖယ္ခ်န္သည္။ Children under five are excepted from the survey. ❍ The whole staff, not excepting the art teacher, had to take part in the pantomime. ❍ Spain excepted, the most popular European holiday destination is Greece.

Examples

1. All the team were there except Eddie Stratton
2. who was ill.
3. The shop is open every day 9.00 to 5.00
4. except on Sundays.
5. Not a sound was heard except the wind howling.
6. [except for] : She was dressed all in black except for a white lace collar.
7. [except (that)] : Airline officials had nothing to tell us except that the flight had been delayed.
8. [except when/where/what] : I hardly ever get a chance to study
9. except when the children have gone to bed.
10. [except do something] : He’s done nothing all day except sit around and watch television.
11. [except (that)] : I ought to have told the police
12. except they’d never have believed me.
13. I’d be glad to help
14. except that I’m going to be away this weekend.