Express Definition
ĭk-sprĕs
expressed, expresses, expressing
verb
expressed, expresses, expressing
To put into words; represent by language; state.
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To get by pressure; elicit by force; extort.
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To make known; reveal; show.
His face expressed sorrow.
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To press out or squeeze out (juice, etc.)
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To show by sign; symbolize; signify.
The sign + expresses addition.
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Synonyms:
adjective
Definitely and explicitly stated.
Their express wish.
American Heritage
Expressed and not implied; explicit.
To give express orders.
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Specific.
His express reason for going.
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Exact.
She is the express image of her aunt.
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Of, relating to, or appropriate for rapid travel.
Express lanes on a freeway.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adverb
By express.
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noun
Goods and mail conveyed by such a system.
American Heritage
A special messenger; courier.
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An express train, bus, elevator, etc.
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A means of transport, such as a train, that travels rapidly and makes few or no stops before its destination.
American Heritage
A method or service for transporting goods or sending money or mail rapidly, but at extra cost.
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Synonyms:
- limited
- express mail
- expressage
Antonyms:
idiom
express oneself
- to state one's thoughts
- to give expression to one's feelings, imagination, etc., in creative or artistic activity
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Express
Origin of Express
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Middle English expressen from Old French expresser from Medieval Latin expressāre frequentative of Latin exprimere ex- ex- premere to press per-4 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French exprès, from Latin expressus, past participle of exprimere (see Etymology 2, below).
From Wiktionary
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From Old French espresser, expresser, from frequentative form of Latin exprimere.
From Wiktionary
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