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# express

verb (express, expresses, expressed, expressing); adjective (express); noun (an express, expresses)

«express» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To show or say what you think or feel, with words, faces, art or actions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#m1)
2. Fast; going quickly with few stops (an express train, express delivery). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#m2)
3. A fast train or bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#m3)
4. (maths) To write a number or idea in a certain form (express 0.5 as a fraction). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#m4)
5. (formal) Clearly stated (an express wish, express permission). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#m5)

### In the lessons

In maths it is a task word: «express as a fraction», «express in centimetres», «express as a percentage» — change the form, not the value. In English and art, to express feelings. In everyday life, express post, express trains, express lanes in shops. Phrases: «express yourself», «express as», «express delivery».

### Examples

- She expressed her feelings in a poem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#x1)
- Express 3/4 as a decimal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#x2)
- We took the express train to the city. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#x3)
- Express the answer in metres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#x4)
- He expressed thanks to the team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#x5)
- Send it by express post so it arrives tomorrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#x6)
- Music helps me express how I feel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#x7)
- The express lane is for ten items or fewer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#x8)
- "It is useful sometimes to express an opinion;" so he was quite satisfied. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/#x9)

### Note

Regular verb. Noun «expression» (a look on the face, a phrase, or a maths expression like 3 + x). In maths, «express» never changes the value: 1/2 expressed as a decimal is 0.5, the same amount. Do not confuse with «espresso» (a coffee).

## In Jewish tradition

In maths it is a task word: «express as a fraction», «express in centimetres», «express as a percentage» — change the form, not the value. In English and art, to express feelings. In everyday life, express post, express trains, express lanes in shops. Phrases: «express yourself», «express as», «express delivery».

### Examples

- From thence further go and reckon what the mouth cannot express and the ear cannot hear. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/express/#x1)
- But how did they express it? (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/express/#x2)
- ') I wish to express here oiy thanks to J. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/express/#x3)
- Who can express the mighty acts of the LORD, or make all His praise to be heard? (Writings PSA.106.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/express/#x4)

### Note

Regular verb. Noun «expression» (a look on the face, a phrase, or a maths expression like 3 + x). In maths, «express» never changes the value: 1/2 expressed as a decimal is 0.5, the same amount. Do not confuse with «espresso» (a coffee).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «express» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/express/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«express» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/express.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «express» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/express/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«express» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/express.html) on Mova free.