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express Definition

ex·press (ek spres′, ik-)

transitive verb

  1. to press out or squeeze out (juice, etc.)
  2. to get by pressure; elicit by force; extort
  3. to put into words; represent by language; state
    1. to make known; reveal; show his face expressed sorrow
    2. to show (a genetic trait)
  5. to picture, represent, or symbolize in music, art, etc.
  6. to show by sign; symbolize; signify the sign + expresses addition
  7. ☆ to send by express

Etymology: ME expressen < ML expressare < L expressus, pp. of exprimere, to express, lit., force out < ex-, out + premere: see press

adjective

    1. expressed and not implied; explicit to give express orders
    2. specific his express reason for going
  2. exact she is the express image of her aunt
  3. made for or suited to a special purpose express regulations

  4. Etymology: orig., for the express purpose of running to one station

    fast, direct, and making few stops an express train
  5. characterized by speed or velocity; specif.,
    1. for fast driving an express highway
    2. high-speed an express bullet
    3. for high-speed projectiles an express rifle
    4. having to do with railway express, pony express, etc.

Etymology: ME & OFr expres < L expressus

adverb

by express

noun

  1. Chiefly Brit.
    1. a special messenger; courier
    2. a message delivered by such a messenger; dispatch sent swiftly
    1. an express train, bus, elevator, etc.
    2. an express rifle
  3. the pony express
  4. ☆
    1. a method or service for transporting goods or sending money or mail rapidly, but at extra cost
    2. the goods transported or money sent by express
    3. a business concern operating such a service
  5. any method or means of swift transmission

express Related Forms
ex·press′er noun ex·press′·ible adjective
express Idioms

express oneself

  1. to state one's thoughts
  2. to give expression to one's feelings, imagination, etc., in creative or artistic activity
express Synonyms

express

modif.

  1. Explicit

    definite, specific, clearly stated; see definite 1, 2.

  2. Fast

    nonstop, direct, high-speed; see direct 1, fast 1. See syn. study at explicit.

express Synonyms

express

v.

  1. To put into words

    state, utter, declare, verbalize, word, phrase, formulate, couch; see also communicate 1, utter.

  2. To make known

    reveal, show, manifest; see display 1, expose 1, prove.

  3. To symbolize

    represent, signify, denote; see mean 1, represent 3.

  4. To send by rapid conveyor

    dispatch, forward, ship; see send 1. See syn. study at utter.

express Law Definition

adj

Direct, immediate, clear.
express Usage Examples

Object

  • opinion: Any opinions expressed are subject to change without notice.
  • concern: He expressed no concerns about the fitness of his staff, past or present.
  • view: In addition, the Secretaries are present at an open hearing at which anyone may express views about the needs of the diocese.
  • wish: The reference to Chaucer expresses a wish for belief in the miraculous Creator, rather than a committed faith in him.
  • preference: You can express a preference: Mae'n well ' da fi de.
  • disappointment: He was awarded a Rayleigh Prize in 1930 but expressed disappointment at not being a Smith's Prizeman.

Subject

  • author: The views expressed by the author are not necessarily those of the commissioning or funding bodies.

Preposition: as

  • percentage: Figure 3. Loss of mass and uptake of water during polymer degradation, expressed as a percentage of the original mass of each sample.

Modifies a noun

  • permission: No form of alcohol is allowed on board without the express permission of Stuart Line Cruises.
  • consent: Assignment Each contract is personal to the hirer who shall not assign or charge the benefit thereof without the company's express written consent.
  • train: Given a clear line both goods trains could have been shunted out of the way further south for the express mail train.
  • locomotive: One of Bulleid's first acts was to review the SR locomotive fleet, particularly its front rank express locomotives.
  • intention: I can remember stealing time from the darkroom with the express intention of trying to unlock the secrets contained within.

Preposition: in

  • chaper: The views expressed in this chaper do not necessarily reflect the views of the members of the CAIN Project.
  • term: His question, they said, was ' expressed in very broad terms ' .
  • document: The views expressed in this document are those of the authors.
  • newsletter: The opinions expressed in the LDBWS newsletter are not necessarily those of the Society.
  • decibel: Unit of measure, expressed in decibels, reflecting the amplification potential of a parabolic antenna or of an amplifier.

Preposition: by

  • contributor: Views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of Patient and Public Involvement Forum Organization.
  • author: The views expressed by the author are not necessarily those of the commissioning or funding bodies.
Express Quotes

There'll alwaysbe anEngland, but whowants anEngland full of morons reading the Express?

—Plum

express Quotes

I turned to Aunt Agatha, whose demeanour was now rather likethat of one who, picking daisies on therailway, hasjustcaughtthe down expressinthesmall oftheback.

—Plum

I know more than I can express in words, and the little I can express would not have been expressed, had I not known more.

—Nabokov,Vladimir

Conversation is never easy for the British, who are never keen to express themselves to strangers or, for that matter, anyone, even themselves.

—Bradbury, Malcolm Stanley

I do not write for money or fame† One writes because one has a burning desire to objectify what it is indispensible to one's happiness to express.

—Moore, Marianne Craig