third-person singular verb
It deliberately does not include someone or something.
The package deal excludes additional services.
The company policy excludes holiday bonuses.
American English
How to pronounce excludes
verbB2Common word
ihksKLOODZ
/ɪksˈkʰludz/
2 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of exclude
It deliberately does not include someone or something.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
third-person singular verb
It stops someone from entering a place or taking part in an activity.
The club excludes him from the competition.
The rule excludes late applicants from taking part.
third-person singular verb
It shows that something cannot be true or cannot cause a problem, after checking it.
The test result excludes an infection as the cause.
The evidence excludes the possibility of fraud.
Useful expressions
to decide not to think about or use someone or something
The committee excluded cost from consideration.
to decide that something cannot happen or be true
The tests did not exclude the possibility of a software error.