express

[ ik-spres ]

/ ɪkˈsprɛs /

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verb (used with object)

to put (thought) into words; utter or state: to express an idea clearly.

to show, manifest, or reveal: to express one's anger.

to set forth the opinions, feelings, etc., of (oneself), as in speaking, writing, or painting: He can express himself eloquently.

to represent by a symbol, character, figure, or formula: to express water as H2O; to express unknown quantities algebraically.

to send by express: to express a package or merchandise.

to press or squeeze out: to express the juice of grapes.

to exude or emit (a liquid, odor, etc.), as if under pressure: The roses expressed a sweet perfume.

Genetics. (of a gene) to be active in the production of (a protein or a phenotype).

adjective

clearly indicated; distinctly stated; definite; explicit; plain: He defied my express command.

special; definite: We have an express purpose in being here.

direct or fast, especially making few or no intermediate stops: an express train; an express elevator.

used for direct or high-speed travel: an express highway.

duly or exactly formed or represented: an express image.

pertaining to an express: an express agency.

noun

an express train, bus, elevator, etc.

a system or method of sending freight, parcels, money, etc., that is faster and safer, but more expensive, than ordinary freight service: We agree to send the package by express.

a company engaged in this business.

British. a messenger or a message specially sent.

something sent by express.

adverb

by express: to travel express.

Obsolete. expressly.

SYNONYMS FOR express

1 declare, word, formulate.

2 indicate.

4 designate, signify, denote.

9 obvious, unambiguous.

10 particular, singular.

11 swift, rapid, nonstop.

13 accurate, precise.

16 courier.

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ANTONYMS FOR express

2 conceal.

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Origin of express

1275–1325; Middle English expressen<Latin expressus (past participle of exprimere). See ex-¹, press¹

OTHER WORDS FROM express

ex·press·er, ex·pres·sor, nounex·press·i·ble, adjectiveex·press·less, adjectiveo·ver·ex·press, verb (used with object)

pre·ex·press, verb (used with object)qua·si-ex·pressed, adjectivere·ex·press, verb (used with object)su·per·ex·press, nounun·ex·press·i·ble, adjectivewell-ex·pressed, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for express

It’s a dance that truly expresses what the soul feels in that very moment.
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There’s something in between hardware and the player, and that should be expressed.
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He praised Smith’s tempo and control, and he expressed confidence in the 36-year-old, who will start for the foreseeable future with Kyle Allen out with a dislocated ankle.
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She wrote a stream of articles and bulletins expressing gender consciousness.
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Ossoff’s campaign expressed confidence even as Perdue was likely to finish this round about two percentage points ahead.
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No one, of course, was “repressing” Klaus or preventing him from “expressing his views,” something he does with abandon.
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New York City at the time, according to McBride, attracts men and women who are exploring and expressing their sexual difference.
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He always wants to find little flourishes in her wardrobe that are her way of expressing herself in a rather conservative world.
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He may have done an excellent job of expressing his sympathies in an appropriate and meaningful way.
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Reporting it; linking to it; commenting on it; marveling at it; expressing shock and disgust about it.
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Not only the idea itself, but all means of expressing it, were wanting to the Hebraic religion.
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There are many biologists who are at present expressing serious doubt as to the validity of sexual selection.
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His ideas were certainly not English, nor was his mode of expressing them, but his boldness appealed to her.
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In a thousand ways and without any loss of vigor the sense of American nationality was expressing itself.
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Again, there was one French critic who took a more singular way still of expressing his opinion.
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British Dictionary definitions for express

express

/ (ɪkˈsprɛs) /

verb (tr)

to transform (ideas) into words; utter; verbalize

to show or reveal; indicatetears express grief

to communicate (emotion, etc) without words, as through music, painting, etc

to indicate through a symbol, formula, etc

to force or squeeze outto express the juice from an orange

to send by rapid transport or special messenger

express oneself to communicate one's thoughts or ideas

adjective (prenominal)

clearly indicated or shown; explicitly statedan express wish

done or planned for a definite reason or goal; particularan express purpose

of, concerned with, or designed for rapid transportation of people, merchandise, mail, money, etcexpress delivery; an express depot

noun

a system for sending merchandise, mail, money, etc, rapidly
merchandise, mail, etc, conveyed by such a system
mainly US and Canadian an enterprise operating such a system

Also called: 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 deliveryit went express

Derived forms of express

expresser, nounexpressible, adjective

Word Origin for express

C14: from Latin expressus, literally: squeezed out, hence, prominent, from exprimere to force out, from ex- 1 + premere to press

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Medical definitions for express

express

[ ĭk-sprĕs′ ]

v.

To press or squeeze out.

To produce a phenotype. Used of a gene.

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