except meaning
EN
[ɛˈksɛpt] [ɪˈksɛpt] [-ɛpt] 
UK US - VerbSGexceptsPRexceptingPT, PPexcepted
- (transitive) To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
- (intransitive) To take exception, to object (to or against).
- to except to a witness or his testimony
- (transitive) To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
- Conjunction
- With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
- You look a bit like my sister, except she has longer hair. I never made fun of her except teasingly.
- (archaic) Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.
- With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
- Preposition
- With the exception of; but.
- There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.
- With the exception of; but.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The plant is also very rare (related to triffids ... be wary) as it acts like a venus fly trap except it gives it's catches to the fish , a truly symbiotic relationship
- For those with a history of 5 or more joints, the features are the same except for the second one, which is positive rheumatoid factor or presence of anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies [29 ].
- Then all the enemies drew back daunted, except for the fellest of the warriors, who stepped forward to accept the challenge.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of except in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Conjunctions
- Prepositions
- Verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Conjunctions
- en exception
- fr exception
- en excepting
- en exceptions
- fr exceptions
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "except" is a conjunction. It's also a preposition. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.