Meaning

10 senses
  1. A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly, either on a regular schedule or as a special or excursion. Express trains often pass through stations along the way without stopping at them.

    I took the express into town.

    Your attention please. Train 4715 is now boarding on track 3, section B. This train is an express. This train does not stop at Foo, Bar, or Fubar stations.

    Express, Schnellzug

    экспре́ссekspréss, ско́рый по́ездskóryj pójezd

    експре́сeksprés

  2. A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly, either on a regular schedule or as a special or excursion. Express trains often pass through stations along the way without stopping at them.

    (Philippines)A public utility vehicle, typically a jeepney, that traverses through an expressway

  3. A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.

  4. An express rifle.

  5. A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.

  6. An express office.

  7. That which is sent by an express messenger or message.

  8. (obsolete)A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.

  9. (obsolete)The action of conveying some idea using words or actions; communication, expression.

  10. (obsolete)A specific statement or instruction.

More definitions
  • rapid transport of goods
  • public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
  • mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system

Examples

886 sentences
  1. Each student has expressed his opinion.

    Кожний студент висловив свою думку.

    ruКаждый студент высказал своё мнение.

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  2. He expressed himself very well in English.

    Він гарно говорив англійською.

    ruОн очень хорошо выразил свою мысль на английском.

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  3. I don't know how to express my thanks.

    Не знаю, як вам дякувати.

    ruНе знаю, как выразить свою благодарность.

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  4. I can't express myself in English very well.

    Я не дуже добре висловлююсь англійською.

    ruЯ не очень хорошо выражаю свои мысли на английском языке.

    deIch kann mich auf Englisch nicht sehr gut ausdrücken.

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  5. We express our thoughts by means of language.

    Ми висловлюємо думки за допомогою мови.

    ruМы выражаем мысли посредством языка.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
quick mode of transportation:
Русский
By meaning 1
quick mode of transportation:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
quick mode of transportation:

Origin

From French exprès, from Latin expressus, past participle of exprimere (see Etymology 2, b

From French exprès, from Latin expressus, past participle of exprimere (see Etymology 2, below).

From Old French espresser, expresser, from frequentative form of Latin exprimere.

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Forms

plural: expresses
Singularexpress
Pluralexpresses

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • rapid transport of goods:expressage
  • public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops:limited
  • mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system:express mail

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

1 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • expressed his thanks
  • words can't express
  • express himself
  • express myself
  • can't express
  • to express themselves
  • can't express how
  • has trouble expressing
  • how to express
  • to express himself
  • express myself in
  • to express my

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
express — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto