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But

Meanings and phrases

but

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
adv.
  1. and nothing more; merely; simply; just; only

but then

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
adv.
  1. (contrastive) from another point of view; on the other hand; then again

last but not least

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
adv.
  1. in addition to all the foregoing; last not least

including but not

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Ruvheneko has been awarded many accolades including but not limited to:
  • The condition may be a sign of various disease states, including but not exclusive to the following:
  • Baudisch has had many publications, including but not limited to theses, book chapters, demos, videos and papers.

champion but lost

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Benfica was the defending champion but lost in the semi-finals to Sporting Clube de Portugal.
  • 2018 Busan Open – Singles Vasek Pospisil was the defending champion but lost in the final to Matthew Ebden.
  • 1996 Paris Open – Singles Pete Sampras was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Marc Rosset.

champions but only

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • 2018 Garden Open – Doubles Andreas Mies and Oscar Otte were the defending champions but only Mies chose to defend his title, partnering Kevin Krawietz.
  • 2018 Sarasota Open – Doubles Scott Lipsky and Jürgen Melzer were the defending champions but only Lipsky chose to defend his title, partnering Donald Young.
  • 2002 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles Jonas Björkman and Roger Federer were the defending champions but only Federer competed that year with Max Mirnyi.

all but disappeared

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Some types of imported fruit all but disappeared.
  • By the early-nineteenth century, native peoples had all but disappeared from what is now Kentucky.
  • The PKI all but disappeared, not to be an important actor on the political stage until after independence.

separate but equal

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • The Gary System also incorporated the Jim Crow concept of separate but equal education.
  • In fact, it was not long after that the Court developed the "separate but equal" doctrine in "Plessy v. Ferguson", in practice allowing discriminatory treatment of blacks.
  • The ACLU's plan was to demonstrate that the "separate but equal" policies governing the Southern discrimination were illegal because blacks were never, in fact, treated equally.

all but name

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • In all but name it was a new comic.
  • Unionists described the bill as a "secession act in all but name".
  • Margaret Maden (1993) “Dissolution in all but name” Education Answers Back.

champion but chose

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • 2018 Jalisco Open – Singles Mirza Bašić was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
  • 2018 Tunis Open – Singles Simone Bolelli was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
  • 2018 Sarasota Open – Singles Frances Tiafoe was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.

small but significant

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Today, pencils are still a small but significant market for natural graphite.
  • There is also a small but significant group of descendants of indentured labourers from the Solomon Islands.
  • The vast majority of Krios are Christians at about 95%, though with a small but significant Muslim minority at 5%.

champions but chose

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • 2018 Jalisco Open – Doubles Santiago González and Artem Sitak were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.
  • 2018 Keio Challenger – Men's Doubles Marin and Tomislav Draganja were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.
  • 2018 Pingshan Open – Men's Doubles Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.

champions but lost

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Cork City were the defending champions but lost in the final 2-1 to Dundalk.
  • The Indians repeated as AL Central champions but lost to the Baltimore Orioles in the Division Series.
  • 2012 US Open – Mixed Doubles Melanie Oudin and Jack Sock were the defending champions but lost to Sania Mirza and Colin Fleming in the second round.

– but not

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • I was impressed and intrigued – but not overawed.
  • Usually – but not always – those who are bow-legged tend to underpronate.
  • Histories listed many scholars – but not Kong Chao – who worked on deciphering the bamboo strips.

small but growing

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • By 2012, the tourism industry was small but growing rapidly.
  • It is a small but growing segment of the pornography industry.
  • Sougia is a small but growing resort.

champion but did

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • 2003 Open Gaz de France – Singles Venus Williams was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
  • 1996 du Maurier Open – Men's Singles Andre Agassi was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
  • 2000 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles Iroda Tulyaganova was the defending champion but did not complete in the Juniors this year.

planned but never

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Electric railways planned but never completed.
  • A second unit was planned but never built.
  • A 32X release was also planned but never released as well.
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