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excepted

excepted is the simple past and past participle of except.

Meaning of except

Verb

except (third-person singular simple present excepts, present participle excepting, simple past and past participle excepted)

  1. (transitive) To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
    • I find most people annoying — present company excepted, of course!
  2. (intransitive) To take exception, to object (to or against).
    • to except to a witness or his testimony

See all 6 meanings of except

Words formed from excepted

Questions about excepted

What is excepted the simple past and past participle of?
Excepted is the simple past and past participle of except.

Words near excepted in the dictionary

  1. except
  2. except for
  3. exceptable
  4. exceptant
  5. exceptants
  6. excepted
  7. exceptest
  8. excepting
  9. exceptio metus
  10. exceptio non numeratae pecuniae
  11. exceptio quod metus causa

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