Except | Mean of except in English Dictionary

/ɪkˈsɛpt/

• not including (someone or something)
1. The stores will be open daily except Sundays.
2. Excepting [=with the exception of] one student, no one could answer the questions correctly.
3. Everyone was invited except [=but] me.
• if not for (someone or something)
1. They would all have died except for [=but for] her and her quick thinking. [=it was only because of her that they did not die]
• Verb
• to leave out (someone or something)
1. Children were excepted from the study.
2. Everyone was included in the study—children excepted. [=except for children]
3. I don't like lawyers—present company excepted, of course! [=although I don't like lawyers, I make an exception in your case]