but
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Without, apart from, except.
Away but the hoose and tell me whaes there.
Since that day, my mood has changed but a little.
I have no choice but to leave.
b) On the
contrary, but
rather (introducing a word or clause that contrasts with or contradicts the preceding clause or sentence without the not).
I am not rich but (I am) poor.
a) An instance or example of using the word "but"
It has to be done – no ifs or buts.
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but — but … Dictionnaire des rimes
but — [ by(t) ] n. m. • 1245; probablt frq. °but « souche, billot » 1 ♦ Point visé, objectif. ⇒ 2. blanc, cible. Viser le but. Atteindre, toucher le but (cf. Faire mouche, mettre dans le mille). Manquer le but. Spécialt (Boules) Cochonnet. Pointer une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
But — (b[u^]t), prep., adv. & conj. [OE. bute, buten, AS. b[=u]tan, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. be + [=u]tan outward, without, fr. [=u]t out. Primarily, b[=u]tan, as well as [=u]t, is an adverb. [root]198. See {By}, {Out}; cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
But if — But But (b[u^]t), prep., adv. & conj. [OE. bute, buten, AS. b[=u]tan, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. be + [=u]tan outward, without, fr. [=u]t out. Primarily, b[=u]tan, as well as [=u]t, is an adverb. [root]198. See {By}, {Out};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
but — but·ler; but·ler·age; but·ler·ite; but·lery; but·ter·bump; but·ter·bur; but·ter·i·ness; but·ter·is; but·ter·less; but·ter·man; but·tle; but·ton·er; but·ton·less; but·tony; but·tress·less; but·ty; hack·but; hack·but·eer; hal·i·but; hal·i·but·er;… … English syllables
But.fr — BUT Pour les articles homonymes, voir BUT (homonymie). Logo de BUT Création 1972 … Wikipédia en Français
But ! — But ! Pays France Langue Français Périodicité Hebdomadaire Genre Presse sportive Date de fondation … Wikipédia en Français
But! — But ! But ! {{{nomorigine}}} Pays … Wikipédia en Français
But — But, n. [See 1st {But}.] 1. A limit; a boundary. [1913 Webster] 2. The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end. Now disused in this sense, being replaced by {butt}[2]. See 1st {Butt}. [1913 Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
But — ist der Name mehrerer Personen Anton Nikolajewitsch But (*1980), russischer Eishockeyspieler Wiktor Anatoljewitsch But (*1967), russischer Waffenhändler Wladimir Wladimirowitsch But (* 1977), russischer Fußballspieler Bautzener Unternehmer Tage… … Deutsch Wikipedia
BUT — steht für: Bautzener Unternehmer Tage Bundesverband Theaterpädagogik But ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Anton Nikolajewitsch But (* 1980), russischer Eishockeyspieler Wiktor Anatoljewitsch But (* 1967), russischer Waffenhändler Wladimir … Deutsch Wikipedia
