express
Other forms: expressed; expressing; expresses
When something goes fast, it goes express — like a train that skips many stops. You also express your feelings and thoughts.
When you want something sent quickly, send it by express mail. When you give your opinion, you're expressing yourself. Writing music and poems are also examples of expressing yourself. Mathematical formulas express complex ideas. In genetics, a gene might be expressed by making you bald.
Definitions of express
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give expression to
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sneer
express through a scornful smile
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connote, imply
express or state indirectly
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burst out
give sudden release to an expression
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evoke, paint a picture, suggest
call to mind
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imply
suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
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give
manifest or show
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exude
make apparent by one's mood or behavior
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give vent, vent, ventilate
give expression or utterance to
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articulate, formulate, give voice, phrase, word
put into words or an expression
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accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress
stress; single out as important
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menace
express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
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beam
express with a beaming face or smile
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smile
express with a smile
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background, downplay, play down
understate the importance or quality of
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bring out, set off
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
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presuppose, suppose
require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
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ask
direct or put; seek an answer to
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re-emphasise, re-emphasize
emphasize anew
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bear down
pay special attention to
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rip out
burst out with a violent or profane utterance
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intimate, suggest
imply as a possibility
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connote, predicate
involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
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lexicalise, lexicalize
make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language
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dogmatise, dogmatize
state as a dogma
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formularise, formularize
express as a formula
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cast, couch, frame, put, redact
formulate in a particular style or language
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topicalize
emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence
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point up
emphasize, especially by identification
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drive home, press home, ram home
make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something
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emphasise, emphasize, underline, underscore
give extra weight to (a communication)
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reek, smack, smell
have an element suggestive (of something)
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imply, incriminate, inculpate
suggest that someone is guilty
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type of:
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convey
make known; pass on, of information
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articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise“She expressed her anger”
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synonyms:
give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize
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blaspheme, curse, cuss, imprecate, swear
utter obscenities or profanities
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wish
make or express a wish
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call out, cry, cry out, exclaim, outcry, shout
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
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clamor, clamour
utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
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shout out, vociferate
utter in a very loud voice
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marvel
express astonishment or surprise about something
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voice
give voice to
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raise
cause to be heard or known; express or utter
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breathe
utter or tell
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drop
utter with seeming casualness
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pour out
express without restraint
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get off
deliver verbally
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platitudinize
utter platitudes
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say
utter aloud
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represent
serve as a means of expressing something
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say, state, tell
express in words
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pooh-pooh
express contempt about
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hurl, throw
utter with force; utter vehemently
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lay out, present, represent
bring forward and present to the mind
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misstate
state something incorrectly
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answer, reply, respond
react verbally
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belie, misrepresent
represent falsely
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gee
give a command to a horse to turn to the right side
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aah, ooh
express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
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introduce, precede, preface, premise
furnish with a preface or introduction
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announce, declare
announce publicly or officially
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articulate, enunciate, vocalise, vocalize
express or state clearly
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dramatise, dramatize
represent something in a dramatic manner
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portray
portray in words
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get out
express with difficulty
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declare
state emphatically and authoritatively
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declare
make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
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mention, note, observe, remark
make mention of
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bring forward, call up
bring forward for consideration
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add, append, supply
state or say further
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explain
define
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give
convey or reveal information
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embody
represent or express something abstract in tangible form
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sum, sum up, summarise, summarize
be a summary of
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indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.“Can you express this distance in kilometers?”
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synonyms:
state
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vote
express a choice or opinion
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vote
express one's choice or preference by vote
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vote
bring into existence or make available by vote
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bullet vote
vote cumulatively and distribute the votes according to some principle
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serve as a means for expressing something
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measure, quantify
express as a number or measure or quantity
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gauge
measure precisely and against a standard
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scale
measure with or as if with scales
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meter
measure with a meter
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pace, step
measure (distances) by pacing
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clock, time
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
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fathom, sound
measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
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titrate
measure by (the volume or concentration of solutions) by titration
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plumb
measure the depth of something
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librate, weigh
determine the weight of
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type of:
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communicate, intercommunicate
transmit thoughts or feelings
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manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)“Many of the laboratory animals express the trait”
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type of:
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actualise, actualize, realise, realize, substantiate
make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
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actualise, actualize, realise, realize, substantiate
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not tacit or implied
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public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops“he caught the express to New York”
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synonyms:
limited
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Antonyms:
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local
public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
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type of:
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public transport
conveyance for passengers or mail or freight
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local
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rapid transport of goods
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synonyms:
expressage
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type of:
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shipping, transport, transportation
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
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shipping, transport, transportation
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mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
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synonyms:
express mail
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types:
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pony express
express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback; especially between Missouri and California around 1860
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type of:
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mail
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
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pony express
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send by rapid transport or special messenger service
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without unnecessary stops“an express train”“an express shipment”
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Synonyms:
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fast
acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
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fast
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by express“please send the letter express”
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obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
Pronunciation
US
/ɛkˈsprɛs/
UK
/ɛkˈsprɛs/
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