| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Origin: | Early French expresser, from Latin expressus; EXPRESS2 |
1 to tell or show what you are feeling or thinking by using words, looks, or actions
feeling
express thanks/gratitude (for something) (to somebody) (=thank someone in a speech or by writing a letter)
Finally, I'd like to express my sincere thanks to all those who have helped today.
Finally, I'd like to express my sincere thanks to all those who have helped today. express yourself (=say what you think or feel)
Young children often have difficulty expressing themselves.
Young children often have difficulty expressing themselves.2 to show or describe a particular feeling :
Many of Munch's paintings express a deep feeling of despair.
particular emotion
Many of Munch's paintings express a deep feeling of despair.3 if something expresses itself, it becomes noticeable [= something reveals itself]:
Religious faith expresses itself in a variety of ways.
something expresses itself
Religious faith expresses itself in a variety of ways.4 to change an amount or quantity into a different form, especially in mathematics
mathematics
technicalHM express something as/in something
Express three-quarters as a decimal.
The value of the coffee becomes significantly higher when expressed in foreign currency.
Express three-quarters as a decimal.
The value of the coffee becomes significantly higher when expressed in foreign currency.5 if a woman expresses milk, she presses milk out of her breast in order to feed it to her baby later

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