express
give expression to
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,692 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,748 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- give expression to also: show, evince She showed her disappointment
- articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise also: verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to She expressed her angerHe uttered a curse
- serve as a means for expressing something also: carry, convey The painting of Mary carries motherly loveHis voice carried a lot of anger
- indicate through a symbol, formula, etc. also: state Can you express this distance in kilometers?
- manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait) Many of the laboratory animals express the trait
- obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action also: press out, extract Italians express coffee rather than filter it
adjective
- not tacit or implied her express wish
express in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I came away early, for the express purpose of driving to ask about her.
Greville Fane · Henry James · Chapter 1
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No tongue can express the ecstasies and transports that my soul felt at the happy deliverance.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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He was waiting for me, but would not suffer me to express the gratitude with which my heart overflowed.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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How shall I express my delight in finding that Time, who deals so inexorably with us, has been induced to favour you.
Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 · Oliver Bell Bunce · Chapter 1
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It was her way to express her honest emotions with emphasis which italicised, as it were, her outpourings of pleasure or appreciation.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1