but
English
/bʌt/, /bʌt/, /bʊt/, /bət/
prep
Definitions
- apart Apart from, except (for), excluding.
- (obsolete) Outside of.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English but inherited from Old English būtan (outside of, except, without, only) affix from English out (surpassing, beyond, outward, away from).
Origin
English
out
Gloss
surpassing, beyond, outward, away from
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- about English
- all-out English
- bailout English
- bear out English
- blow out English
- boxout English
- brownout English
- buildout English
- butt English
- callout English
- campout English
- carveout English
- cashout English
- changeout English
- chimpout English
- cookout English
- cut-out English
- dropout English
- dustout English
- earnout English
- fadeout English
- fallout English
- fanout English
- flunkout English
- flyout English
- foldout English
- forceout English
- freakout English
- freezeout English
- geekout English
- greenout English
- handout English
- hangout English
- haulout English
- hereout English
- hideout English
- holdout English
- ice-out English
- jumpout English
- kludge out English
- lay out English
- layout English
- lead-out English
- light out English
- loadout English
- lockout English
- mailout English
- missout English
- moveout English
- no English
- nobbut English
- one English
- opt out English
- opt-out English
- out English
- outage English
- outback English
- outbounds English
- outbowed English
- outbreeder English
- outbuilding English
- outbye English
- outclearing English
- outcome English
- outcourt English
- outdated English
- outdiffuse English
- outfeed English
- outfit English
- outform English
- outgate English
- outgrade English
- outguard English
- outhole English
- outie English
- outlane English
- outlet English
- outline English
- outlink English
- outmost English
- outpart English
- output English
- outright English
- outseam English
- outsentry English
- outsettler English
- outside English
- outspan English
- outstable English
- outthink English
- outvoter English
- outward English
- outway English
- outwicking English
- outwith English
- outy English
- payout English
- peelout English
- pigout English
- pinout English
- pitchout English
- playout English
- popout English
- printout English
- punt-out English
- pushout English
- putout English
- rainout English
- readout English
- redout English
- rubout English
- runout English
- scaleout English
- screenout English
- sellout English
- setout English
- shakeout English
- sickout English
- signout English
- sitout English
- slideout English
- snowout English
- speakout English
- spellout English
- spinout English
- splashout English
- stakeout English
- swingout English
- switchout English
- thereout English
- thought-out English
- throughout English
- throw out English
- tie-out English
- time-out English
- timeout English
- turn out English
- turnout English
- utmost English
- walkout English
- wash out English
- wearout English
- whereout English
- whiteout English
- whore out English
- wideout English
- without English
- workout English
- yesterday English
- yesterday but one English
- Outing German
- baußen German
- out German
- binnenstebuiten Dutch, Flemish
- buiten Dutch, Flemish
- buitenaards Dutch, Flemish
- buitenband Dutch, Flemish
- buitenbeugel Dutch, Flemish
- buitendeur Dutch, Flemish
- buitengaats Dutch, Flemish
- buitengemeen Dutch, Flemish
- buitenhuis Dutch, Flemish
- buitenissig Dutch, Flemish
- buitenkans Dutch, Flemish
- buitenkant Dutch, Flemish
- buitenkern Dutch, Flemish
- buitenland Dutch, Flemish
- buitenleven Dutch, Flemish
- buitenlucht Dutch, Flemish
- buitenlui Dutch, Flemish
- buitenmaatschappelijk Dutch, Flemish
- buitenman Dutch, Flemish
- buitenmoeder Dutch, Flemish
- buitenmuur Dutch, Flemish
- buitenplaneet Dutch, Flemish
- buitenpolitiek Dutch, Flemish
- buitenshuis Dutch, Flemish
- buitensluiten Dutch, Flemish
- buitenspel Dutch, Flemish
- buitensporig Dutch, Flemish
- buitenst Dutch, Flemish
- buitenstaander Dutch, Flemish
- buitentijds Dutch, Flemish
- buitentrouw Dutch, Flemish
- buitenverblijf Dutch, Flemish
- buitenvrouw Dutch, Flemish
- buitenwaarts Dutch, Flemish
- buitenwacht Dutch, Flemish
- buitenwereld Dutch, Flemish
- buitenwerk Dutch, Flemish
- buitenwettelijk Dutch, Flemish
- buitenwijk Dutch, Flemish
- buitenwipper Dutch, Flemish
- アウト Japanese
- aut Polish
- byt Old English
- būtan Old English
- onbutan Old English
- but Middle English
- out Middle English
- aut Serbo-Croatian
- आउट Hindi
- buten Middle Dutch
- būzan Old High German
- buite Afrikaans
- būzen Middle High German
- baussen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- out Chinese
- 아웃 Korean
- būta Old Frisian
- buute Saterland Frisian
- buutewais Saterland Frisian
- boiti Sranan Tongo
- no
- one
- out
- butt
- outy
- about
- outie
- redout
- utmost
- setout
- outage
- nobbut
- outfit
- rubout
- flyout
- pinout
- payout
- outbye
- outlet
- pigout
- outway
- runout
- layout
- putout
- popout
- sitout
- fanout
- boxout
- output
- playout
- sickout
- cookout
- hereout
- campout
- lay out
- mailout
- outside
- wideout
- tie-out
- opt-out
- spinout
- outspan
- hangout
- bailout
- dustout
- all-out
- callout
- outform
- sellout
- wearout
- geekout
- lockout
- turnout
- outward
- timeout
- dropout
- readout
- jumpout
- workout
- holdout
- handout
- outlane
- ice-out
- signout
- outhole
- outgate
- cashout
- walkout
- earnout
- rainout
- peelout
- moveout
- haulout
- outseam
- opt out
- fadeout
- missout
- fallout
- outlink
- cut-out
- pushout
- outfeed
- foldout
- outcome
- loadout
- outwith
- outline
- outback
- without
- hideout
- outpart
- outmost
- snowout
- blow out
- freakout
- wash out
- outright
- time-out
- whiteout
- slideout
- flunkout
- outdated
- stakeout
- brownout
- thereout
- printout
- speakout
- lead-out
- turn out
- outthink
- spellout
- shakeout
- forceout
- greenout
- chimpout
- pitchout
- buildout
- whereout
- bear out
- punt-out
- carveout
- outguard
- scaleout
- outvoter
- outgrade
- outbowed
- outcourt
- swingout
- whore out
- freezeout
- yesterday
- screenout
- outsentry
- outbounds
- changeout
- light out
- outstable
- switchout
- splashout
- throw out
- outsettler
- throughout
- kludge out
- outdiffuse
- outwicking
- outbreeder
- outbuilding
- outclearing
- thought-out
- yesterday but one