express (ɪkˈsprɛs
)
Definitions
verb (tr)
- to transform (ideas) into words; utter; verbalize
- to show or reveal; indicate ⇒
tears express grief
- to communicate (emotion, etc) without words, as through music, painting, etc
- to indicate through a symbol, formula, etc
- to force or squeeze out ⇒
to express the juice from an orange
- to send by rapid transport or special messenger
- See express oneself
adjective (prenominal)
- clearly indicated or shown; explicitly stated ⇒
an express wish
- done or planned for a definite reason or goal; particular ⇒
an express purpose
- of, concerned with, or designed for rapid transportation of people, merchandise, mail, money, etc ⇒
express delivery
an express depot
noun
- a system for sending merchandise, mail, money, etc, rapidly
- merchandise, mail, etc, conveyed by such a system
- mainly US Canadian an enterprise operating such a system
express train a fast train stopping at none or only a few of the intermediate stations between its two termini- See express rifle
adverb
- by means of a special delivery or express delivery ⇒
it went express
Alternative Forms
exˈpresser noun exˈpressible adjectiveWord Origin
C14: from Latin expressus, literally: squeezed out, hence, prominent, from exprimere to force out, from ex-C14: from Latin literally: squeezed out, hence, prominent, from to force out, from 1 + to press + premere to pressSynonyms
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state,
communicate,
convey,
articulate,
say,
tell,
put,
word,
speak,
voice,
declare,
phrase,
assert,
pronounce,
utter,
couch,
put across,
enunciate,
put into words,
give voice to
verbalize,
asseverate,
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show,
indicate,
exhibit,
demonstrate,
reveal,
disclose,
intimate,
convey,
testify to
depict,
designate,
manifest,
embody,
signify,
symbolize,
denote,
divulge,
bespeak,
make known
evince,
Translations
- British English:
express
When you express an idea or feeling, you show what you think or feel.The president expressed the hope that this would be a year for peace.ɪkˈsprɛs VERB The president expressed the hope that this would be a year for peace.
- Spanish:
expresar
v
- French:
exprimer
vt
- German:
ausdrücken
v
- Chinese: 表达 v
- Arabic: يُعَبِّرُ عَنْ vt
- Portuguese: expressar v
- Russian: выражать v
- Croatian: izraziti v
- Czech: vyjádřit v vyjadřovat
- Danish: udtrykke v
- Dutch: uitdrukken v
- Finnish: ilmaista v
- Greek: εκφράζω v
- Italian: esprimere v
- Japanese: 表現する v
- Korean: 표현하다 v
- Norwegian: uttrykke v
- Polish: wyrazić v wyrażać
- Brazilian Portuguese: expressar v
- European Spanish:
expresar
v
- Swedish: uttrycka v
- Thai: แสดงออก v
- Turkish: ifade etmek v
- Vietnamese: diễn tả v
Usage examples
The wind came round the high accommodations like an express train.
, Let Not the Deep (1994)These kind of changes express an important alteration to the experience of intimacy.
Spiked (2002)It was an express term of that agreement that her consultancy position was recognised by An Comhairle.
Irish Times (2002)There, a handful of locals swap stories about life in the township and express great interest in our lives and opinions.
Glasgow Herald (2001)I'm not allowed to express emotions good or bad like ``normal' people.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)