B2 noun Neutral

exclude

/ɪkˈskluːd/

To deliberately leave someone or something out of a group, place, or activity. It describes the act of preventing entry, consideration, or participation in both physical and conceptual contexts.

Beispiele

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1

They decided to exclude him from the group chat after the argument.

They chose not to let him participate in the digital conversation anymore.

2

The committee voted to exclude the evidence from the official hearing.

The group decided that the evidence should not be considered in the legal proceedings.

3

Don't exclude me from the plans just because I'm busy tonight!

Please keep me involved in the future activities despite my current schedule.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
exclusion
Verb
exclude
Adverb
exclusively
Adjektiv
exclusive
Verwandt
exclusiveness
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Merkhilfe

Think of the prefix 'Ex-' (meaning out, like in Exit) and '-clude' (from the Latin word for close). To exclude is to 'close the door to keep someone out'.

Schnelles Quiz

The scientists had to ____ the skewed data points to ensure the final average was accurate.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: exclude

Beispiele

1

They decided to exclude him from the group chat after the argument.

everyday

They chose not to let him participate in the digital conversation anymore.

2

The committee voted to exclude the evidence from the official hearing.

formal

The group decided that the evidence should not be considered in the legal proceedings.

3

Don't exclude me from the plans just because I'm busy tonight!

informal

Please keep me involved in the future activities despite my current schedule.

4

The study excludes participants who have lived abroad for more than five years.

academic

The research does not include people with significant international residency in its data set.

5

The insurance policy specifically excludes damage caused by natural disasters.

business

The business contract states that it will not pay for repairs resulting from environmental catastrophes.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
exclusion
Verb
exclude
Adverb
exclusively
Adjektiv
exclusive
Verwandt
exclusiveness

Häufige Kollokationen

exclude from to prevent someone from joining a specific group or event
mutually exclusive two things that cannot exist or be true at the same time
exclude the possibility to rule out a potential outcome or explanation
specifically exclude to clearly state that a certain item is not part of a set
systematically exclude to leave something out using a consistent method or bias

Häufige Phrasen

to the exclusion of

doing one thing so much that everything else is ignored

mutually exclusive

describing two options where choosing one makes the other impossible

exclude from the list

to remove or fail to mention an item in a registry

Wird oft verwechselt mit

exclude vs preclude

Preclude means to make something impossible in advance, whereas exclude means to leave something out of a category or group.

exclude vs except

Except is usually a preposition or conjunction meaning 'but'; exclude is a verb meaning the action of leaving something out.

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Nutzungshinweise

Exclude is a transitive verb, meaning it always takes a direct object. It is very frequently followed by the preposition 'from' to indicate the group or place someone is being kept out of.

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Häufige Fehler

Learners often use 'except' as a verb when they mean 'exclude' (e.g., saying 'Please except me from the list' instead of 'Please exclude me').

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Merkhilfe

Think of the prefix 'Ex-' (meaning out, like in Exit) and '-clude' (from the Latin word for close). To exclude is to 'close the door to keep someone out'.

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Wortherkunft

From the Latin 'excludere', a combination of 'ex-' (out) and 'claudere' (to shut or close).

Grammatikmuster

Transitive verb (requires an object) Commonly used in the pattern: exclude [someone/something] from [something] Passive voice is common: [Someone] was excluded from the meeting
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Kultureller Kontext

In modern Western society, 'exclusion' is often discussed in the context of social justice and 'Inclusion' (its opposite) in workplace and educational environments.

Schnelles Quiz

The scientists had to ____ the skewed data points to ensure the final average was accurate.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: exclude

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