1 to show or make known a feeling, an opinion, etc. by words, looks or actions:
[VN] Teachers have expressed concern about the emphasis on testing. * His views have been expressed in numerous speeches. * to express fears / doubts / reservations * to express interest / regret / surprise * [Vwh-] Words cannot express how pleased I am.
2 ~ yourself to speak, write or communicate in some other way what you think or feel:
[VN] Teenagers often have difficulty expressing themselves. * Perhaps I have not expressed myself very well. * She expresses herself most fully in her paintings. * (formal) [VN-ADJ] They expressed themselves delighted.
3 [VN] ~ itself (formal) (of a feeling) to become obvious in a particular way:
Their pleasure expressed itself in a burst of applause.
4 [VN] ~ sth as / in sth (especially mathematics) to represent sth in a particular way, for example by symbols:
The figures are expressed as percentages. * Educational expenditure is often expressed in terms of the amount spent per student.
seealsoUNEXPRESSED
Part of speech: adjective
[onlybeforenoun]
1 travelling very fast; sent or done very quickly:
an express bus / coach / train * express delivery services
2 (formal) (of a wish or an aim) clearly and openly stated
SYNDEFINITE:
It was his express wish that you should have his gold watch after he died. * I came here with the express purpose of speaking with the manager.
adverb (especially BrE) using a special fast service:
I'd like to send this parcel express, please.
Part of speech: noun
1 (also express train) [C] a fast train that does not stop at many places:
the 8.27 express to Edinburgh * the Trans-Siberian Express
2 (also special delivery) [U] (BrE) a service for sending or transporting things quickly
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