"exempt" meaning in English

See exempt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪɡˈzɛmpt/ Audio: en-us-exempt.ogg [US] Forms: exempt [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you are exempt from something, you do not need to fulfill the duty or obligation.
    Sense id: simple-exempt-en-adj-0ojw1YGI

Noun

IPA: /ɪɡˈzɛmpt/ Audio: en-us-exempt.ogg [US] Forms: exempt [singular], exempts [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An exempt is a person who has been released from something.
    Sense id: simple-exempt-en-noun-7won4Zf5

Verb

IPA: /ɪɡˈzɛmpt/ Audio: en-us-exempt.ogg [US] Forms: exempt [canonical], exempts [third-person, singular], exempted [past], exempted [past, participle], exempting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you exempt something from something, you grant them freedom or immunity from it.
    Sense id: simple-exempt-en-verb-U1U0PzSc
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