except1

[ik-sept] /ɪkˈsɛpt/
preposition
1.
with the exclusion of; excluding; save; but:
They were all there except me.
conjunction
2.
only; with the exception (usually followed by that):
parallel cases except that one is younger than the other.
3.
otherwise than; but (followed by an adv., phrase, or clause):
well fortified except here.
4.
Archaic. unless.
Idioms
5.
except for, if it were not for:
She would travel more except for lack of money.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English: orig., past participle adj. < Latin exceptus (past participle of excipere to take out), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + -ceptus (combining form of captus, past participle of capere to take)
Synonyms
1. Except (more rarely excepting ), but, save point out something excluded from a general statement. Except emphasizes the excluding: Take any number except 12. But merely states the exclusion: We ate all but one. Save is now mainly found in poetic use: nothing in sight save sky and sea.

except2

[ik-sept] /ɪkˈsɛpt/
verb (used with object)
1.
to exclude; leave out:
present company excepted.
verb (used without object)
2.
to object (usually followed by to or against):
to except to a statement; to except against a witness.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English excepten < Middle French excepter < Latin exceptāre, derivative of exceptus (see except1)
Related forms
exceptable, adjective
nonexcepted, adjective
unexceptable, adjective
unexcepted, adjective
Usage note
See accept.
Examples from the web for except
  • He is not allowed to see people, except his family, and cannot leave home except in an emergency.
  • In cooler regions, you can grow them outdoors anytime except winter at which time you can grow them inside in bright light.
  • Never have seen him again except in this iconic picture.
  • It's empty, except for large electrical cables snaking along the floor.
  • except for the time they turned out to be mashed turnips.
  • All except for one small keyboard instrument on display.
  • except, that is, for bringing meaning to things nobody can even see.
  • Nothing prevents me from being a writer except laziness.
  • The abbreviations etc and jr are always preceded by a comma, and except at the end of a sentence, followed by one.
  • We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight.
British Dictionary definitions for except

except

/ɪkˈsɛpt/
preposition
1.
Also except for. other than; apart from; with the exception of: he likes everyone except you, except for this mistake, you did very well
2.
(conjunction) except that, but for the fact that; were it not true that
conjunction
3.
an archaic word for unless
4.
(informal) except that; but for the fact that: I would have arrived earlier, except I lost my way
verb
5.
(transitive) to leave out; omit; exclude
6.
(rare) (intransitive) often foll by to. to take exception; object
Word Origin
C14: from Old French excepter to leave out, from Latin exceptāre, from excipere to take out, from capere to take
Word Origin and History for except
v.

late 14c., "to receive," from Middle French excepter (12c.), from Latin exceptus, past participle of excipere "take out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + capere "to take" (see capable). Meaning "to leave out" is from 1510s. Related: Excepted; excepting. Adjectival function led to use as a preposition, conjunction (late 14c.).