barring

C2+ Topic:Grammar & Function Words

US /ˈbɑrɪŋ/ UK /ˈbɑːrɪŋ/ See IPA manual

prep

Meanings

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prep
except for; apart from the possibility of

Barring bad weather, the ceremony will be held in the garden.

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Synonyms

1 prep · except for; apart from the... excepting excluding except besides save apart

Opposites

including

Word family

Related forms bar

Etymology

The present participle of the verb bar used prepositionally; bar is from Old French barre ('bar, barrier'), of uncertain origin.

barre Old French

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# barring

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** prep
**IPA (US):** ˈbɑrɪŋ
**IPA (UK):** ˈbɑːrɪŋ

## Meanings
1. except for; apart from the possibility of

## Examples
- Barring bad weather, the ceremony will be held in the garden.

## Synonyms
- excepting
- excluding
- except
- besides
- save
- apart

## Antonyms
- including

## Related Forms
- bar

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: barre

## Etymology
The present participle of the verb bar used prepositionally; bar is from Old French barre ('bar, barrier'), of uncertain origin.

## AI Etymology
Barring is a preposition meaning "except for; apart from the possibility of". Historically, it is the present participle of the verb bar used prepositionally; bar is from Old French barre ('bar, barrier'), of uncertain origin. The visible construction is part of the etymology: barring is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain is anchored in Old French barre. A close English family member is bar. This keeps the modern preposition sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it.

## Topics
- Grammar & Function Words
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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