express
Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stopsMoving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
» Each student has expressed his opinion.
Каждый студент высказал своё мнение.
Кожний студент висловив свою думку.
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
ско́рыйskóryj, скоростно́йskorostnój, сро́чныйsróčnyj
(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
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.
(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
- not tacit or implied
- without unnecessary stops
Examples
886 sentencesEach student has expressed his opinion.
Кожний студент висловив свою думку. — aandrusiak
ruКаждый студент высказал своё мнение. — odexed
He expressed himself very well in English.
Він гарно говорив англійською. — aandrusiak
ruОн очень хорошо выразил свою мысль на английском. — Inego
I don't know how to express my thanks.
Не знаю, як вам дякувати. — aandrusiak
ruНе знаю, как выразить свою благодарность. — marafon
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
We express our thoughts by means of language.
Ми висловлюємо думки за допомогою мови. — aandrusiak
ruМы выражаем мысли посредством языка. — Ooneykcall
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From French exprès, from Latin expressus, past participle of exprimere (see Etymology 2, bFrom French exprès, from Latin expressus, past participle of exprimere (see Etymology 2, below).
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Forms
more express, most express| Comparative | more express Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most express Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
14 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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