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But

bʌt

But definitions
conjunction
but
  1. used to introduce a phrase or clause contrasting with what has already been mentioned

    "he stumbled but didn't fall"

    yet
  2. used to indicate the impossibility of anything other than what is being stated

    "one cannot but sympathize"

    (do) other than otherwise than except
  3. used to introduce a response expressing a feeling such as surprise or anger

    "but that's an incredible saving!"

  4. used after an expression of apology for what one is about to say

    "I'm sorry, but I can't pay you"

  5. without it being the case that

    "it never rains but it pours"

adposition
  1. except; apart from; other than

    "we were never anything but poor"

    except (for) apart from other than besides aside from with the exception of short of bar barring excepting excluding omitting leaving out save (for) saving
    • used with repetition of certain words to give emphasis

      "nobody, but nobody, was going to stop her"

adverb
but
  1. no more than; only

    "he is but a shadow of his former self"

    only just simply merely no more than nothing but
  2. (used at the end of a sentence) though; however

    "he was a nice bloke but"

noun
but buts
  1. an argument against something; an objection

    "no buts—just get out of here"