express

A2 Topic:Communication

US /ɪkˈsprɛs/ UK /ɪkˈspɹɛs/ See IPA manual

adv adj noun verb Freq #2863

Meanings

1

verb
To show or make known your thoughts or feelings in words or actions.

She found it hard to express her gratitude in words.
2

adj
Designed to travel or be delivered very quickly, with few or no stops.

We caught the express train to the city center.
3

noun
A fast train or bus that makes only a few stops.

They caught the express to the big city.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to show or make known your... state

3 noun · a fast train or bus that... limited

Word family

Forms expressedexpressesexpressingexprestunexpressed

Derived forms agroexpressco-expresscoexpressexpressableexpressageexpressedexpressedlyexpresslessexpressmanexpressnessexpressomeexpressor

Related forms expressibleexpressiblyexpression expressive expressively expressly

Common collocations

Etymology

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

exprès French expressus Latin

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Topics

Communication

# express

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adv, adj, noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ɪkˈsprɛs
**IPA (UK):** ɪkˈspɹɛs
**Frequency rank:** 2863

## Meanings
1. To show or make known your thoughts or feelings in words or actions.
2. Designed to travel or be delivered very quickly, with few or no stops.
3. A fast train or bus that makes only a few stops.

## Examples
- She found it hard to express her gratitude in words.
- We caught the express train to the city center.
- They caught the express to the big city.

## Derived Forms
- agroexpress
- co-express
- coexpress
- expressable
- expressage
- expressed
- expressedly
- expressless
- expressman
- expressness
- expressome
- expressor

## Related Forms
- expressible
- expressibly
- expression
- expressive
- expressively
- expressly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: exprès
- Root: expressus

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

## AI Etymology
Express comes from French exprès, from Latin expressus, past participle of exprimere. In current use, the main senses are “To show or make known your thoughts or feelings in words or actions” and “Designed to travel or be delivered very quickly, with few or no stops”.

## Topics
- Communication

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