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# expressed

«expressed» in Mova's school dictionary: **Said or shown in words, looks or actions (a feeling, an…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

past form and past participle of the verb express (express, expresses, expressed, expressing); adjective

### meaning for a pupil

1) Said or shown in words, looks or actions (a feeling, an idea). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressed/#m1)

2) (maths) Written in a certain form, such as a fraction, a decimal or a unit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressed/#m2)

3) (adjective, formal) Clearly stated, not just hinted: "an expressed wish". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressed/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: "give the answer expressed as a fraction" or "expressed in centimetres". In English lessons: feelings expressed in a poem. Phrases: expressed as, expressed in, expressed concern.

### examples

- Write 0.5 expressed as a fraction: 1/2. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressed/#x1)
- The length is expressed in metres. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressed/#x2)
- She expressed her thanks with a card. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressed/#x3)
- He expressed his anger by stamping his feet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressed/#x4)
- Parents expressed concern about the busy road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressed/#x5)
- The poem expressed the sadness of winter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressed/#x6)
- Give your answer expressed as a percentage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressed/#x7)
- The silence which reigned here expressed a world of grief. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressed/#x8)

### note

Regular verb: express, expressed. In maths "expressed as" changes only the form, not the value: 1/2, 0.5 and 50% are the same amount. Other meanings of "express": a fast train, express delivery.

### Trees and pragmatics

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