express
express Lexical Profile
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• verb
To convey a thought, feeling, or opinion in words or through gestures, art, or conduct.
"Several committee members expressed concern about the proposed cuts to library funding."
To represent a number, quantity, or relationship by means of symbols, characters, or a mathematical formula.
"In this equation, energy is expressed in joules and time is measured in seconds."
To cause an inherited gene to manifest its observable phenotype or synthesize a functional product such as a protein (in genetics and molecular biology).
"Certain stress-response genes are expressed only when the organism is exposed to extreme temperatures."
To send a package, letter, or freight by a rapid delivery service.
"The legal department expressed the original contracts to the regional office this morning."
To squeeze or press out a liquid, air, or substance from a container, fruit, or bodily tissue.
"Traditional olive mills use heavy mechanical presses to express the oil from the crushed fruit."
• adjective
Operating at high speed or making few or no intermediate stops, especially in reference to transportation, mail, or checkout services.
"We took the express train into the city center to avoid the morning traffic."
Explicitly and clearly stated rather than merely implied; definite and unmistakable.
"It was her express wish that the family estate be donated to a public trust."
Intended or undertaken for a single, specific, and deliberately chosen purpose.
"He traveled to Geneva for the express purpose of attending the international climate summit."
• noun
A train, bus, or other public transport vehicle that travels quickly to its destination with few or no intermediate stops.
"If you catch the 8:15 express, you will reach the financial district in under thirty minutes."
A commercial service or system for the rapid transport and delivery of parcels, mail, or money.
"The laboratory samples were dispatched by overnight express to ensure their viability."
• adverb
By means of a rapid or direct delivery or transportation service.
"Please send the signed architectural blueprints express so they arrive before Friday's meeting."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed into Middle English from Old French 'espresser' and Medieval Latin 'expressare', from the past participle of Latin 'exprimere' ('to press out, squeeze out, represent, or articulate'), formed from 'ex-' ('out') and 'premere' ('to press').