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but

US /bʌt/

conjunction Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

and nothing more

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The proposal was well written, but it lacked a clear budget.

Collocations

  • Easy tired but happy after walking
    to tired but happy after walking, meaning to lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
  • Medium last but definitely not least
    to last but definitely not least, meaning to persist for a specified period of time
  • Hard anything but satisfactory performance
    a collocation phrase: anything but satisfactory performance
  • Very Hard but for your generous support
    describing but for your generous support (and nothing more)

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.