but
A1Frequent NGSL-1UK /bət/US /bət/
Meaning
conjunction
used to introduce a word or phrase that contrasts with what was said before
“I got it wrong. It wasn't the red one but the blue one.”
preposition
except; apart from
“We've had nothing but trouble with this car.”
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“but fundamentally, you want to think about the future”
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“but when you were 13 you moved to the US”
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