/ Dictionary / Index E except: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ex•cept Pronunciation: (ik-sept'), [key] — prep. with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but: They were all there except me. if it were not for: She would travel more except for lack of money. —conj. only; with the exception (usually fol. by that): parallel cases except that one is younger than the other. otherwise than; but (fol. by an adv., phrase, or clause): well fortified except here. unless. ex•cept Pronunciation: (ik-sept'), [key] — v.t. to exclude; leave out: present company excepted. —v.i. to object (usually fol. by to or against): to except to a statement; to except against a witness. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: except (Thesaurus) Excelsior Springs excepting Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language