but

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations strong: /ˈbʌt/, weak: /bət/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/bʌt; unstressed bət/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(but; unstressed bət)



but
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Sense: Conjunction: however
Synonyms:
however Collocations, yet Collocations, nevertheless Collocations, nonetheless Collocations, though Collocations, although, even so, all the same, in spite of this, despite this, notwithstanding Collocations, but still, but then, but as you see
Sense: Conjunction: on the other hand
Synonyms:
on the other hand, whereas, while, in contrast, by contrast, on the contrary, contrarily, then again, but then, conversely Collocations
Sense: Preposition: apart from
Synonyms:
apart from, except Collocations, except for, besides Collocations, aside from, save Collocations, save for (dated), saving, barring, bar Collocations, other than, short of, excluding, not including, with the exception of
Sense: Adverb: no more than - literary
Synonyms:
no more than, only Collocations, just Collocations, only just, merely Collocations, barely Collocations, nothing but, simply Collocations, purely, hardly Collocations, scarcely Collocations


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