Meaning

4 senses

  1. (transitive)To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.

    Words cannot express the love I feel for him.

    ausdrücken, äußern

    выража́тьvyražátʹ, вы́разитьvýrazitʹ, выска́зыватьvyskázyvatʹ

    виража́тиvyražáty, ви́разитиvýrazyty, висло́влюватиvyslóvljuvaty

  2. (transitive)To press, squeeze out (especially said of milk).

    выжиматьvyžimatʹ, выдавливатьvydavlivatʹ

  3. To translate messenger RNA into protein.

  4. To transcribe deoxyribonucleic acid into messenger RNA.

More definitions
  • articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
  • give expression to
  • send by rapid transport or special messenger service
  • indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.

Examples

886 sentences

  1. Each student has expressed his opinion.

    Кожний студент висловив свою думку. — aandrusiak

    ruКаждый студент высказал своё мнение. — odexed

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  2. He expressed himself very well in English.

    Він гарно говорив англійською. — aandrusiak

    ruОн очень хорошо выразил свою мысль на английском. — Inego

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

    Не знаю, як вам дякувати. — aandrusiak

    ruНе знаю, как выразить свою благодарность. — marafon

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  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

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  5. We express our thoughts by means of language.

    Ми висловлюємо думки за допомогою мови. — aandrusiak

    ruМы выражаем мысли посредством языка. — Ooneykcall

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to convey meaning:
Русский
By meaning 2
to convey meaning:
to squeeze out:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to convey meaning:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

expresses, expressing, expressed, expressed
Base formexpress · to express
3rd person singularexpresses
Present participleexpressing
Past simpleexpressed
Past participleexpressed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyexpress
he, she, itexpresses

Past simpleLesson

all personsexpressed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave expressed
he, she, ithas expressed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill express

Synonyms

20 synonyms
utterB2articulateB2commonA2communicateA2conveyB1shareA1portrayC1putA1outspeakmake known
Close in meaning
  • articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise:verbalizeverbaliseuttergive tongue to
  • give expression to:showevince
  • indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.:state
  • obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action:press outextract
  • serve as a means for expressing something:carryconvey

Word family

26 related words
RelatedexpressionA2expressiveB2expressibleexpressiblyexpressivelyexpresslyexpressage
Derivedagroexpresscoexpressexpressedexpressed emotionexpressedlyexpresslessexpressmanexpressnessexpressomeexpress oneselfexpresswayhyperexpressimmunoexpressmisexpressoverexpressreexpresssuperexpressunderexpressunexpress

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

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
expositionexpostulateexposureexpoundexpressionA2expressionlessexpressiveB2
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