but
preposition, conjunction strong /bʌt/ weak /bət/Definition
B1 except: Eventually, all but one of them promised to come to his leaving party. He's anything but violent (= not violent in any way). I'd have crashed the car but for your warning. This is the last episode but one (= one before the last) of this drama serial. She's one of those guests who does nothing but complain. This car has been nothing but trouble - it's always breaking down!Excluding
(Definition of but prepositionconjunction from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alienate verb (MAKE UNWELCOME)
- apart adverb (EXCEPT)
- aside adverb (EXCEPT)
- bar preposition
- barring preposition
- clannish adjective
- discount verb (NOT CONSIDER)
- exception noun
- excl.
- exclude verb
- excluding preposition
- exclusion noun
- exclusive adjective (NOT INCLUDING)
- exclusive adjective (ONLY FOR SOME)
- hold verb (NOT INCLUDE)
- omission noun
- omit verb
- on/from the sidelines idiom
- ostracize verb
- otherwise adverb (NOT INCLUDING)
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