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English

rank|or|from|this|29|but|all|him|she

Etymology
OE. butan|būtan, corresponding to "by + out".

Homophones: butt

Preposition
en-prep

1. context|obsolete|except in Scots outside|Outside of, without.

#: Away but the hoose and tell me whae's there.

Adverb
en-adv|-

1. merely|Merely, only.

#: Since that day, my mood has changed but a little.

Conjunction
wikipedia
en-conj

1. except|Except (for), excluding.

#: I like everything but that. I have no choice but to leave.

1. however|However, on the contrary (introducing a word or clause that contrasts with or contradicts the preceding clause or sentence).

#: I am not rich but poor. You told me I could do that but she said that I could not.

1. although|Although, nevertheless (implies that the following clause is contrary to prior belief).

#: She is very old, but still attractive.

Usage notes
Beginning a sentence with but or any other conjunction is considered incorrect by classical grammarians, but use of the word in this way is very common. It is however best to avoid beginning a sentence with but in formal writing.

Synonyms
(1): bar, except, excepting, excluding, with the exception of
(2): however
(3): yet, although,

Derived terms
all but

:: I have no (other) choice but to leave.
Italian: eccetto, salvo, a parte
trans-mid
Japanese: Jpan|以� (Jpan|���, igai)
Kurdish: KUchar|ب��ڵا�, KUchar|جگ��
Maltese: minbarra, mingħajr
Novial: exept
Persian: FAchar|بجز (bejoz)
Polish: z wyj�tkiem
Portuguese: exceto, salvo
Russian: к�оме (króme), ли�� (liš�)
Scottish Gaelic: ach
Slovak: okrem
Slovene: razen
Spanish: excepto, salvo, sino
Turkish: hariç
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trans-top|however
Arabic: ARchar|�ا�� (l�kin)
Catalan: però
Chinese: �� (k�shì), �� (dànshì)
Czech: ale, jenže
Danish: men#Danish|men
Dutch: maar, echter
Esperanto: sed, tamen
Estonian: ent
Finnish: mutta, vaan#Finnish|vaan
French: mais, cependant
German: aber, oba (Bavarian)
Greek: �����ο (ostóso), μολα�α��α (molatáfta), εν�ο��οι� (edútis), �μ�� (ómos), μα (ma)
Hebrew: ��� (aval), ���� (ulam), �� (akh), �ר� (bram)
Hungarian: de#Hungarian|de, viszont, hanem, azonban
Indonesian: namun
Irish: ach#Irish|ach
Italian: ma, però, tuttavia
trans-mid
Japanese: � (ga), ��� (keredo), ���� (keredomo), ��� (shikashi), �� (demo)
Korean: 그�� (geureona)
Kurdish: KUchar|ب��ڵا�, KUchar|���ر����ا
Lithuanian: o
Maltese: iżda, imma
Novial: ma
Old English: ac#Old English|ac
Persian: FAchar|ا�ا (âmma), FAchar|با ا�� حا� (ba in hâl)
Polish: ale#Polish|ale
Portuguese: mas#Portuguese|mas, porém
Romanian: dar#Romanian|dar
Romansch: ma, però
Russian: но#Russian|но (no), а#Russian|а
Slovak: ale, avšak
Slovene: a, ampak
Spanish: pero
Swedish: men#Swedish|men
Turkish: ama
Vietnamese: nhÆ°ng
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trans-top|although
Catalan: però, encara que
Czech: ale
Danish: men#Danish|men
Dutch: maar
Estonian: välja arvatud
Finnish: mutta
German: obwohl
Greek: μολον��ι (molonóti), �α��λο (parólo), καί�οι (kéti), αν και (an ke)
Hebrew: ��� (aval)
Hungarian: de#Hungarian|de, viszont
Indonesian: kecuali
Italian: ma, però, tuttavia
trans-mid
Japanese: � (ga), �� (demo)
Kurdish: KUchar|ئ��گ��ر ��
Maltese: iżda
Novial: ma
Old English: ac#Old English|ac
Persian: FAchar|گر�� (garche)
Polish: ale#Polish|ale, chociaż
Portuguese: embora
Romansh: cumbain che
Russian: но#Russian|но (no)
Slovene: �eprav
Spanish: aunque
Swedish: förutom, utom
Turkish: ancak, fakat
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Basque: baina
ttbc|Estonian: aga, kuid, peale
ttbc|Frisian: mar
ttbc|Greek, Ancient: �λλά (allá)
ttbc|Ido: ma
ttbc|Indonesian: tapi, tetapi
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ttbc|Kurdish: lê (Kurmanji)
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|���|���� (væli)
ttbc|Romanian: dar
ttbc|Tamil: �னால�
ttbc|Telugu: �ాన�
ttbc|Volapük: ab, efe, sod (archaic)
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Noun
en-noun

1. An instance or example of using the word "but"

#: It has to be done � no ifs or buts.

1. Scottish English The outer room of a small two-room cottage.

Anagrams
tub

Category:100 English basic words
Category:English coordinating conjunctions
Category:English coordinators

Bosnian

Etymology
From Turk.|bs but#Turkish|but.

Noun
but m (p: butovi)

1. thigh
2. ham

Category:Bosnian nouns

Croatian

Etymology
From Turk.|hr but#Turkish|but.

Noun
hr-noun|g=m|butovi

1. thigh
2. ham

Declension
hr-decl-noun
|but|butovi
|buta|butova
|butu|butovima
|but|butove
|bute|butovi
|butu|butovima
|butom|butovima

Danish

Etymology
From LG.|da.

Adjective
but

1. rare|lang=da blunt

Synonyms
stump

Antonyms
spids

Category:Danish adjectives

French

Pronunciation
SAMPA|/by(t)/

Noun
but m

1. aim
2. goal, score

Synonyms
fin
dessein
point

Verb form
but

1. Third-person singular indicative simple past of boire.

See also
bût

Category:French nouns
Category:French verb forms

Polish

Pronunciation
IPA|/but/

Noun
but m (plural buty, genitive sg buta, locative sg bucie)

1. shoe

Category:Polish nouns

Romani

Adjective
but (comparative majbut, superlative legmajbut)

1. many

Category:Romani adjectives

Scots

Noun
sco-noun

1. The outer room of a small two-room cottage.

Preposition
sco-prep

1. outside|Outside of, without.

Serbian

Etymology
From Turk.|sr but#Turkish|but.

Noun
but m (p: butovi)

1. thigh
2. ham

Cyrillic spelling
�#Serbian|�

Category:Serbian nouns

Turkish

Noun
but

1. thigh

Category:Turkish nouns

ar:but
zh-min-nan:but
de:but
et:but
el:but
es:but
fa:but
fr:but
ko:but
hy:but
io:but
id:but
it:but
csb:but
kk:but
sw:but
ku:but
la:but
hu:but
ja:but
pl:but
pt:but
ru:but
simple:but
fi:but
sv:but
ta:but
te:but
vi:but
tr:but
uk:but
vo:but
zh:but

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