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# express

«express» in Mova's school dictionary: **To show or say what you think or feel, with words, faces…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (express, expresses, expressed, expressing); adjective (express); noun (an express, expresses)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To show or say what you think or feel, with words, faces, art or actions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#m1)

2) Fast; going quickly with few stops (an express train, express delivery). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#m2)

3) A fast train or bus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#m3)

4) (maths) To write a number or idea in a certain form (express 0.5 as a fraction). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#m4)

5) (formal) Clearly stated (an express wish, express permission). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths it is a task word: «express as a fraction», «express in centimetres», «express as a percentage» — change the form, not the value. In English and art, to express feelings. In everyday life, express post, express trains, express lanes in shops. Phrases: «express yourself», «express as», «express delivery».

### examples

- She expressed her feelings in a poem. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#x1)
- Express 3/4 as a decimal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#x2)
- We took the express train to the city. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#x3)
- Express the answer in metres. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#x4)
- He expressed thanks to the team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#x5)
- Send it by express post so it arrives tomorrow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#x6)
- Music helps me express how I feel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#x7)
- The express lane is for ten items or fewer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#x8)
- "It is useful sometimes to express an opinion;" so he was quite satisfied. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#x9)

### note

Regular verb. Noun «expression» (a look on the face, a phrase, or a maths expression like 3 + x). In maths, «express» never changes the value: 1/2 expressed as a decimal is 0.5, the same amount. Do not confuse with «espresso» (a coffee).

### In the corpora

- [Root ends in ss: -ssion (discuss, discussion; express, expression).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/5/)
- [Roots ending in ss take -ssion: discuss, discussion; express, expression.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/19/)
- [Who can express the mighty acts of the LORD, or make all His praise to be heard?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1908/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «express» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.