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Definition of but adverb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

but

adverb

NAmE//bət//

, NAmE//bʌt//

only He was but a shadow of his former self after the accident. There were a lot of famous people there: Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, to name but two.

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but conjunction
but preposition
but noun
all but
but for
none but
but then
anything but
nothing but
but then again
but then (again)
in all but name
slowly but surely
last but not least
close, but no cigar
not only… (but) also…
not only… but (also)…
ABD abbreviation
you cannot/could not but…
everything but the kitchen sink

Idioms

all but
but for
none but
but then
anything but
nothing but
but then again
but then (again)
in all but name
slowly but surely
last but not least
close, but no cigar
not only… (but) also…
not only… but (also)…
you cannot/could not but…
everything but the kitchen sink
(nothing but/all/only) skin and bone
somebody can not help but do something
far be it from me to do something (but…)
there but for the grace of God (go I)

Nearby words

but conjunction
but preposition
but adverb
but noun
butane noun