Meaning

4 senses
  1. (not comparable)Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.

    ско́рыйskóryj, скоростно́йskorostnój, сро́чныйsróčnyj

  2. (comparable)Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.

    I gave him express instructions not to begin until I arrived, but he ignored me.

    This book cannot be copied without the express permission of the publisher.

    ausdrücklich

  3. Truly depicted; exactly resembling.

    In my eyes it bore a livelier image of the spirit, it seemed more express and single, than the imperfect and divided countenance.

  4. (postpositional)Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.

    Tesco Express

    McDonald's Express

More definitions
  • not tacit or implied
  • without unnecessary stops

Examples

886 sentences
  1. Each student has expressed his opinion.

    Кожний студент висловив свою думку. — aandrusiak

    ruКаждый студент высказал своё мнение. — odexed

  2. He expressed himself very well in English.

    Він гарно говорив англійською. — aandrusiak

    ruОн очень хорошо выразил свою мысль на английском. — Inego

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

    Не знаю, як вам дякувати. — aandrusiak

    ruНе знаю, как выразить свою благодарность. — marafon

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

    Я не дуже добре висловлююсь англійською. — marko

    ruЯ не очень хорошо выражаю свои мысли на английском языке. — las

    deIch kann mich auf Englisch nicht sehr gut ausdrücken. — Zaghawa

  5. We express our thoughts by means of language.

    Ми висловлюємо думки за допомогою мови. — aandrusiak

    ruМы выражаем мысли посредством языка. — Ooneykcall

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
moving or operating quickly:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
specific or precise:

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).

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Forms

more express, most express
Comparativemore express Lesson
Superlativemost express Lesson

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

6 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
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