But
conjunction
It is used to introduce a word or phrase that contrasts with what was said before.
I want to play the game, but I have to do my homework first.
Often appears as...
- but also
- but yet
preposition
Used to mean 'except' or 'apart from'.
Everyone but John was there.
Often appears as...
- none but
- all but
adverb
Just; only.
He is but a child.
Often appears as...
- but just
- but only
noun
An argument against something; an objection.
I would go out with you, but for the fact that I have a test tomorrow.
Often appears as...
- but if
- but for
conjunction
It is used to introduce a word or phrase that contrasts with what was said before.
I want to play the game, but I have to do my homework first.
Often appears as...
- but also
- but yet
preposition
Used to mean 'except' or 'apart from'.
Everyone but John was there.
Often appears as...
- none but
- all but
adverb
Just; only.
He is but a child.
Often appears as...
- but just
- but only
noun
An argument against something; an objection.
I would go out with you, but for the fact that I have a test tomorrow.
Often appears as...
- but if
- but for
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Contrast Emphasis
Used to highlight a strong contrast or opposition between two ideas.
She loved cats, but hated dogs.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Outcomes
Introduces a surprising or unplanned result, different from what was expected.
He studied hard, but failed the test.
Pro Tip 3/3Sentence Flow
Connects independent clauses, keeping sentences concise and coherent.
I was tired, but I finished my essay.
Pro Tip 1/3Contrast Emphasis
Used to highlight a strong contrast or opposition between two ideas.
She loved cats, but hated dogs.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Outcomes
Introduces a surprising or unplanned result, different from what was expected.
He studied hard, but failed the test.
Pro Tip 3/3Sentence Flow
Connects independent clauses, keeping sentences concise and coherent.
I was tired, but I finished my essay.
Pro Tip 1/3Contrast Emphasis
Used to highlight a strong contrast or opposition between two ideas.
She loved cats, but hated dogs.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Outcomes
Introduces a surprising or unplanned result, different from what was expected.
He studied hard, but failed the test.
Pro Tip 3/3Sentence Flow
Connects independent clauses, keeping sentences concise and coherent.
I was tired, but I finished my essay.
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What game theory teaches...
though it may not always go our way just like I said we make decisions all the time that aren't always in our interests like bringing an injured bad guy in putting them in our hospitals not our interests but what that does it makes us predictable and it makes our allies trust us because they know what
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Bill Gates: The next...
processed it, and put that plasma back in people to protect them. But that was never tried. So there was a lot that was missing. And these things are really a global failure. The WHO is funded to monitor epidemics, but not to do these things I talked about.
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Questions No One Knows...
and that it contains an infinite number of so-called pocket universes with varying properties. How's your brain doing? Quantum theory adds a whole new wrinkle. I mean, the theory's been proven true beyond all doubt, but interpreting it is baffling,
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The Rise of the Cali...
JIM So, they were to be respected. Yes, they were dopers and traffickers, but you cannot underestimate them. You underestimate people of that caliber, you're doomed.
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Tiger Grieves Her Dead...
Not killed by poachers but poisoned by a villager, protecting his cattle.
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ONE HOUR of Amazing...
not killed by poachers but poisoned by a villager protecting his cattle
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Dinosaur Massacre PIPE...
Herding behaviour protects the many but at the expense of the few.
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5 Amazing Animal...
but for a novice sewing is tiring world she's lost all momentum
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Frog Defends Eggs From...
but these tadpoles are not as helpless as they might appear
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
another but this can't go on forever as summer continues
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What game theory teaches...
though it may not always go our way just like I said we make decisions all the time that aren't always in our interests like bringing an injured bad guy in putting them in our hospitals not our interests but what that does it makes us predictable and it makes our allies trust us because they know what
Video examples
Bill Gates: The next...
processed it, and put that plasma back in people to protect them. But that was never tried. So there was a lot that was missing. And these things are really a global failure. The WHO is funded to monitor epidemics, but not to do these things I talked about.
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Questions No One Knows...
and that it contains an infinite number of so-called pocket universes with varying properties. How's your brain doing? Quantum theory adds a whole new wrinkle. I mean, the theory's been proven true beyond all doubt, but interpreting it is baffling,
Video examples
The Rise of the Cali...
JIM So, they were to be respected. Yes, they were dopers and traffickers, but you cannot underestimate them. You underestimate people of that caliber, you're doomed.
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Tiger Grieves Her Dead...
Not killed by poachers but poisoned by a villager, protecting his cattle.
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ONE HOUR of Amazing...
not killed by poachers but poisoned by a villager protecting his cattle
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Dinosaur Massacre PIPE...
Herding behaviour protects the many but at the expense of the few.
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5 Amazing Animal...
but for a novice sewing is tiring world she's lost all momentum
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Frog Defends Eggs From...
but these tadpoles are not as helpless as they might appear
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
another but this can't go on forever as summer continues
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It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality is more important than the feeling for pictures.
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The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
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I think it makes sense to believe in God, but exactly what decision in your life you make differently because of it, I don't know.
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I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must play a part, And mine is a sad one.
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Vincent Van Gogh
Dutch Painter
It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality is more important than the feeling for pictures.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
I think it makes sense to believe in God, but exactly what decision in your life you make differently because of it, I don't know.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must play a part, And mine is a sad one.
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Jack London
American Novelist
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
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Leo Tolstoy
Russian Novelist
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
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Isaac Newton
English Mathematician
Plato is my friend; Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest friend is truth.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
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Franz Kafka
Novelist
Not everyone can see the truth, but he can be it.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Swedish Athlete
I can't help but laugh at how perfect I am.
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