But - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bət|  American pronunciation of the word but
Brit.  |bʌt|  British pronunciation of the word but

adverb

- and nothing more (syn: just, merely, only, simply)
hopes that last but a moment

Extra examples

We had no choice but to leave.

They've done nothing but argue all afternoon.

There was no one there but him.

I didn't tell anyone but my sister.

Who but you would think that?

They have but two weeks to get ready.

She is but a child and too young to understand such things

He is but a child.

Nothing but disaster would come from such a plan.

I live in the next house but two in this street.

But for your help we should not have finished in time.

He's a hardworking but not very intelligent boy.

The sun has set, but it is still light.

I was not there but my brother was.

Never a month passes but she writes to her old parents.

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