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BUT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com Jump to: but but conjunction on the contrary; yet . but- but- a combining form meaning “containing a group of four carbon atoms,” used in the formation of compound words. Synonyms but 1 American [buht, b uh t] / bʌt, bət / conjunction on the contrary; yet . My brother went, but I did not. except ; save . She was so overcome with grief she could do nothing but weep. unless; if not; except that (followed by a clause, often with that expressed). Nothing would do but that I should come in. without the circumstance that. It never rains but it pours. otherwise than. There is no hope but by prayer. that (used especially after doubt, deny, etc., with a negative). I don't doubt but he will do it. who not; that not. No leaders worthy of the name ever existed but they were optimists. (used as an intensifier to introduce an exclamatory expression). But she's beautiful! Informal. than. It no sooner started raining but it stopped. preposition with the exception of; except ; save . No one replied but me. adverb only; just. There is but one God. noun buts, reservations or objections. You'll do as you're told, no buts about it. idioms but what . what . but for , except for; were it not for. But for the excessive humidity, it might have been a pleasant day. but 2 American [buht] / bʌt / noun Scot. the outer or front room of a house; the outer or front apartment in an apartment house. the kitchen of a two-room dwelling, especially of a cottage. but 3 American [buht] / bʌt / noun plural but, plural buts a variant of butt . but- 4 American a combining form meaning “containing a group of four carbon atoms,” used in the formation of compound words. butene. but 1 British / bət, bʌt / conjunction contrary to expectation he cut his knee but didn't cry in contrast; on the contrary I like opera but my husband doesn't (usually used after a negative) other than we can't do anything but wait "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 conjunction (usually used after a negative) without it happening or being the case that we never go out but it rains (foll by that) except that nothing is impossible but that we live forever archaic if not; unless "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 informal used to introduce an exclamation my, but you're nice "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 preposition except; save they saved all but one of the pigs were it not for but for you, we couldn't have managed "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 adverb just; merely; only he was but a child I can but try informal though; however it's a rainy day: warm, but almost; practically he was all but dead when we found him "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 noun an objection (esp in the phrase ifs and buts ) "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 but 2 British / bʌt / noun the outer room of a two-roomed cottage: usually the kitchen "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 preposition in or into the outer part (of a house) Compare ben 1 "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 but More Idioms More idioms and phrases containing but all but all over but the shouting anything but can't help but close but no cigar everything but the kitchen sink it never rains but it pours last but not least no ifs or buts nothing but sadder but wiser separate but equal slow but sure spirit is willing but the flesh is weak there but for the grace of god Grammar But, like and, is a common transitional word and often begins sentences. When it is used in the middle of a sentence as a coordinating conjunction like and or so, it is not followed by a comma unless the comma is one of a pair setting off a parenthetical expression: His political affiliations make no difference, but his lack of ethics does. The cast is nearly complete, but, our efforts notwithstanding, we lack a star. See also and , so 1 . When but is understood as a conjunction and the pronoun following it is understood as the subject of an incompletely expressed clause, the pronoun is in the subjective case: Everyone lost faith in the plan but she ( did not lose faith ). In virtually identical contexts, when but is understood as a preposition, the pronoun following it is in the objective case: Everyone lost faith but her. The prepositional use is more common. However, when prepositional but and its following pronoun occur near the beginning of a sentence, the subjective case often appears: Everyone but she lost faith in the plan. See also doubt , than . Usage What are other ways to say but ? The conjunction but means “on the contrary,” and is used to indicate contrast or opposition between elements in a sentence. How is but different from however , nevertheless , still , and yet ? Find out on Thesaurus.com. Related Words See except 1 . Etymology Origin of but 1 First recorded before 900; Middle English buten, Old English būtan, contraction of be ūtan “on the outside, without”; see by ( def. ) , out ( def. ) Origin of but 2 First recorded in 1715–25; noun use of adverb but 1 ( def. ) “outside, outside the house” Origin of but- 4 < but(yric) ( def. ) Explanation But is the word that turns a corner in a sentence. If a sentence starts out in one direction, but can change that direction. For example: "I like you, but I never want to see you again." But can mean "however," "nonetheless," and "on the contrary" in three little letters. It's English efficiency at its best. But is short but powerful. But is everywhere but never unnecessary. But sometimes means "just," as in "I'll have but a few of those delicious candies." Grade schoolers might snicker, but the word would need another t to mean your "bottom." Keep Reading on Vocabulary.com Example Sentences Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com. In 2012, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek proposed that a similar kind of order could exist not in space, but in time. From Science Daily • May 5, 2026 The district has revamped policies several times since, but even in 2008, officials stumbled in the Rooney case by not following guidelines that should have protected students. From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026 Brockman testified that Zilis informed him she had had twins, but that he only found out later from public reports that Musk was the father. 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