but
∞
1.0
- coordinating conjunction
- /bʌt/
:
pero
- It's not going to be cheap, but it's doable.
- but also
- but only
- but still
I still think they're weird, but I like weird.
- I still think they're weird, but I like weird.
- Your dad loves you, but he can't help me.
- They try, they fail, but they try to give them.
- So I'll sit there, but I won't let it.
- It's not going to be cheap, but it's doable.
- They want this, but they don't value that.
- And it was tough, but there was joy there.
- I know you want to say stuff, but don't sit still.
Examples
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I know that, but you're the law here.
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I don't know why, but there you go.
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I think it's OK, but this is not great.
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Those are nice things, but it's not all fun.
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My job is weird, but your job is weird.
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And it was tough, but there was joy there.
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I guess he has a nice body, but it's mostly genetic.
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So I'm mad, but I'm not that mad.
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I want to stop, but I don't know how.
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I wanted to go to the park, but it started to rain.
Synonyms
∞
2.6
Shows a contrast with what was said before
∞
1.0
Shows a contrast with what was said before
359
3.5
To show that two things are different
357
2.8
Shows a different idea from what you said before
149
3.5
Shows that something happens or is true despite what was said
Antonyms
Idioms
- Jargon
3
6.8
A perfect basketball shot that goes through the net without touching the rim or backboard
- Formal
1
8.7
Prepared while someone speaks the words and not checked by the writer, often containing mistakes
- Informal
1
7.1
Get a small success but lose a bigger long-term goal
- Informal
To feel so annoyed or frustrated that you make a soft unhappy sound
- Informal
Want food so much that you cannot stop your mouth from filling with saliva
- Informal
To be unable to stop yourself from staring in a rude or amazed way
- Informal
A way to say there are almost all things you can think of
- Informal
To stop being angry with someone but keep remembering what they did to avoid being hurt again
- Offensive
Looking awake but not paying attention or thinking clearly
A phrase that says hurt to the body is worse than insults and words do not hurt
Compounds
How Contrasting
68
3.2
- Specialized
- Formal
∞
2.6
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
But (the connector) also comes from the old English butan, meaning 'except' or 'outside', and was used like 'except that' to join two ideas that do not agree, so but shows a contrast or contradiction.