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excepting

Syllables: ex·cept·ing/ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ/

excepting is the present participle and gerund 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

Preposition

excepting

  1. with the exception of
    • Nothing was to be sacrosanct or sacred, excepting reason itself.
    • We've all done it, not excepting Borja.

Synonyms of excepting

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Forms of excepting

alternative formcept'n
alternative form'cept'n

Words formed from excepting

Questions about excepting

What does excepting mean?
Excepting means with the exception of.
What is excepting the present participle and gerund of?
Excepting is the present participle and gerund of except.
What part of speech is excepting?
Excepting is a preposition.
How do you pronounce excepting?
Excepting is pronounced /ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ/.

Words near excepting in the dictionary

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

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