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but
conjunction
used
to
join
two
statements
and
show
that
the
second
one
contrasts
with
or
limits
the
first
•
I
wanted
to
play
outside
,
but
it
was
raining
hard
.
I
wanted
to
play
outside
,
but
it
was
raining
hard
.
•
She
studied
all
night
,
but
she
still
fell
asleep
in
class
.
She
studied
all
night
,
but
she
still
fell
asleep
in
class
.
Old
English
“
butan
”
meaning
“
outside
,
without
,
except
,
unless
”.
preposition
except
;
other
than
•
Everyone
but
Lisa
was
singing
along
.
Everyone
but
Lisa
was
singing
along
.
•
The
museum
is
open
daily
but
Monday
.
The
museum
is
open
daily
but
Monday
.
From
Old
English
“
butan
,” “
outside
”
or
“
without
.”
adverb
only
;
just
•
It
was
but
a
scratch
on
the
car
door
.
It
was
but
a
scratch
on
the
car
door
.
•
He
is
but
a
child
and
doesn
’
t
understand
.
He
is
but
a
child
and
doesn
’
t
understand
.
Derived
from
earlier
use
meaning
"
outside
of
"
that
narrowed
to
"
no
more
than
".
noun
an
objection
or
excuse
that
stops
something
from
happening
•
Finish
your
homework
—
no
buts
.
Finish
your
homework
—
no
buts
.
•
She
agreed
without
a
single
but
.
She
agreed
without
a
single
but
.
From
the
conjunction
sense
,
figuratively
extended
in
the
17th
century
to
mean
“
objection
.”