Inflected forms: ex·pressed, ex·press·ing, ex·press·es 1. To set forth in words; state. 2. To manifest or communicate, as by a gesture; show. See synonyms at vent1. 3. To make known the feelings or opinions of (oneself), as by statement or art. 4. To convey or suggest a representation of; depict: The painting expresses the rage of war victims.5. To represent by a sign or a symbol; symbolize: express a fraction as a decimal.6. To squeeze or press out, as juice from an orange. 7. To send by special messenger or rapid transport: express a package to Los Angeles.8.Geneticsa. To cause (itself) to produce an effect or a phenotype. Used of a gene: The gene expressed itself under specific environmental conditions.b. To manifest the effects of (a gene): Half of the people who inherit the gene express it.c. To manifest (a genetic trait): All the mice in the study expressed the defect.
ADJECTIVE:
1. Definitely and explicitly stated: their express wish. See synonyms at explicit. 2. Particular; specific: an express plan.3a. Sent out with or moving at high speed. b. Direct, rapid, and usually nonstop: express delivery of packages; an express bus.c. Of, relating to, or appropriate for rapid travel: express lanes on a freeway.
ADVERB:
By express delivery or transport.
NOUN:
1a. A rapid, efficient system for the delivery of goods and mail. b. Goods and mail conveyed by such a system. 2. A means of transport, such as a train, that travels rapidly and makes few or no stops before its destination. 3.Chiefly Britisha. A special messenger. b. A message delivered by special courier.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English expressen, from Old French expresser, from Medieval Latin expressre, frequentative of Latin exprimere : ex-, ex- + premere, to press; see per-4 in Appendix I.
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re, frequentative of Latin exprimere : ex-, ex- + premere, to press; see per-4 in Appendix I.
