behalve — meaning in English
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English meaning
- absent adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
- besides prep In addition to; apart from.
- but conjunction Used to introduce a contrast or exception to what was just said.
- except preposition Used to introduce something left out of a general statement.
- otherwise adv In a different way; differently.
Senses
behalve is used for these senses in English:
- absent In the absence of; without; except. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
- apart from Except for; besides, (postposition) apart.
- besides Other than; except for; instead of.
- but Except that (introducing a subordinate clause which qualifies a negative statement); also, (archaic) with omission of the subject of the subordinate clause, acting as a negative relative, "except one that", "except such that".
- but (obsolete) Except with; unless with; without.
- except Used to introduce a clause, phrase, verb infinitive, adverb or other non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
- except Used to introduce an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
- otherwise (conjunctive) In all other respects.
absent — full definition
- adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
- adj Distracted or lost in thought; not paying attention to what is happening.
- verb To deliberately keep oneself away from somewhere.
besides — full definition
- prep In addition to; apart from.
- adv Used to add an extra, often more persuasive, reason or point.
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