[ɛkˈsprɛs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct
(e.g: he expressed complete satisfaction)

- squeeze out (liquid or air)
(e.g: she would express her milk using a pump and take it home for her baby)

- cause (an inherited characteristic or gene) to appear in a phenotype
(e.g: the genes are expressed in a variety of cell lines)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘press out, obtain by squeezing’, used figuratively to mean ‘extort’): from Old French expresser, based on Latin ex- ‘out’ + pressare ‘to press’

[ɛkˈsprɛs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- operating at high speed
(e.g: executives have their own express lift direct to floor 42)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century (as a verb): extension of express; express from express train, so named because it served a particular destination without intermediate stops, reflecting an earlier sense of express ‘done or made for a special purpose’, later interpreted in the sense ‘rapid’. Senses relating to express delivery date from the institution of this postal service in 1891

[ɛkˈsprɛs], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- by express train or delivery service
(e.g: I got my wife to send my gloves express to the hotel)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century (as a verb): extension of express; express from express train, so named because it served a particular destination without intermediate stops, reflecting an earlier sense of express ‘done or made for a special purpose’, later interpreted in the sense ‘rapid’. Senses relating to express delivery date from the institution of this postal service in 1891

[ɛkˈsprɛs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a train that stops at few stations and travels quickly
(e.g: we embarked for the south of France on an overnight express)

- a special delivery service
(e.g: the books arrived by express)

- an express rifle


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century (as a verb): extension of express; express from express train, so named because it served a particular destination without intermediate stops, reflecting an earlier sense of express ‘done or made for a special purpose’, later interpreted in the sense ‘rapid’. Senses relating to express delivery date from the institution of this postal service in 1891

[ɛkˈsprɛs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- send by express messenger or delivery
(e.g: I expressed my clothes to my destination)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century (as a verb): extension of express; express from express train, so named because it served a particular destination without intermediate stops, reflecting an earlier sense of express ‘done or made for a special purpose’, later interpreted in the sense ‘rapid’. Senses relating to express delivery date from the institution of this postal service in 1891

[ɛkˈsprɛs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- stated explicitly, not merely implied
(e.g: it was his express wish that the celebration should continue)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French expres, from Latin expressus ‘distinctly presented’, past participle of exprimere ‘press out’, from ex- ‘out’ + primere ‘press’