exclude
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.
Exemplos
3 de 5They decided to exclude him from the group chat after the argument.
They chose not to let him participate in the digital conversation anymore.
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.
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.
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
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'.
Quiz rápido
The scientists had to ____ the skewed data points to ensure the final average was accurate.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: exclude
Exemplos
They decided to exclude him from the group chat after the argument.
everydayThey chose not to let him participate in the digital conversation anymore.
The committee voted to exclude the evidence from the official hearing.
formalThe group decided that the evidence should not be considered in the legal proceedings.
Don't exclude me from the plans just because I'm busy tonight!
informalPlease keep me involved in the future activities despite my current schedule.
The study excludes participants who have lived abroad for more than five years.
academicThe research does not include people with significant international residency in its data set.
The insurance policy specifically excludes damage caused by natural disasters.
businessThe business contract states that it will not pay for repairs resulting from environmental catastrophes.
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
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
Frequentemente confundido com
Preclude means to make something impossible in advance, whereas exclude means to leave something out of a category or group.
Except is usually a preposition or conjunction meaning 'but'; exclude is a verb meaning the action of leaving something out.
Notas de uso
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.
Erros comuns
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').
Dica de memorização
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'.
Origem da palavra
From the Latin 'excludere', a combination of 'ex-' (out) and 'claudere' (to shut or close).
Padrões gramaticais
Contexto cultural
In modern Western society, 'exclusion' is often discussed in the context of social justice and 'Inclusion' (its opposite) in workplace and educational environments.
Quiz rápido
The scientists had to ____ the skewed data points to ensure the final average was accurate.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: exclude
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a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
at
A1A preposition used to indicate a specific point, location, or position in space. It is also used to specify a particular point in time or a certain state or activity.
but
A1A coordinating conjunction used to connect two statements that contrast with each other. It is used to introduce an added statement that is different from what has already been mentioned.
his
A1This word is used to show that something belongs to or is associated with a male person or animal previously mentioned. It functions as both a possessive determiner used before a noun and a possessive pronoun used on its own.
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