express

Definition

  • noun: a messenger sent on a special errand
  • verb: to talk or write about (something that you are thinking or feeling)
  • verb: to represent in words
  • adjective: directly, firmly, and explicitly stated
  • adjective: said or given in a clear way
  • synonyms: delineate, state, clear

Examples

  • His rage and frustration 'expressed' [='showed, manifested'] 'themselves' as/in/through temper tantrums.

  • Her love of nature is 'expressed' [='shown, reflected'] in her paintings/music.

  • a room where nursing mothers can 'express' [='pump'] milk for their babies

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) "Many now go to the city of the dead, to a woman who has proven herself as true as gold..." "But the mediator must appear..." "Whatever happens tonight: it is my express order to let the workers do as they will..." "Joh Fredersen wants to let those in the depths use force and do wrong, (..)
    1927 Metropolis