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Meaning in simple English
US /ɪkˈsprɛs/ · UK /ɪkˈspres/
express means: Designed to carry people or deliver things quickly.
adjective
FAST SERVICEB1
Designed to carry people or deliver things quickly.
- We chose express delivery.
- The express bus reaches the airport in thirty minutes.
- Is there an express service for urgent parcels?
CLEARLY STATEDC1
Stated clearly and directly, rather than left for someone to guess.
- You need her express permission.
- He ignored my express instructions to stay home.
- They bought the land for the express purpose of building a school.
EXACT LIKENESSC2
Showing someone or something exactly as they really are.
- The boy was the express image of his father.
- The portrait presented an express likeness of the queen.
- They called the statue the express image of the hero.
noun
FAST TRANSPORTB1
A train or other transport service that travels quickly, often with fewer stops.
- We took the express to the airport.
- The morning express leaves from platform four.
- Did you catch the express or the slower train?
adverb
WITHOUT LOCAL STOPSB2
Quickly or directly, especially without stopping at every station.
- This train runs express to the city centre.
- The bus goes express after the next stop.
- We travelled express and arrived an hour earlier.
verb
SHOW FEELINGSB1
To make your thoughts or feelings known through words, actions, or art.
- She expressed her thanks with a smile.
- It is sometimes hard to express yourself clearly.
- He expressed his anger in a letter to the manager.
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