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Express: Definition, Common Uses & Key Differences (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：convey (express)

express 🔊

/ɪkˈsprɛs/

vt.

to show or tell others what you think or feel by using words or actions.

convey 🔊

➕

/kənˈveɪ/

vt.

To make your inner thoughts, feelings, or ideas known to others through words, actions, art, or other means.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Elementary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'ex-' (out) + 'premere' (to press), meaning 'to press out'.

💡 Mnemonic

EX-PRESS: An EXPRESS train brings your thoughts OUT (ex-) FAST under PRESSURE (press).

📖 Example

She found it hard to express her gratitude in words, so she gave him a warm hug. 🔊 She found it hard to convey her gratitude in words, so she gave him a warm hug.

🔗 Collocations

express oneself – to communicate one's thoughts or feelings effectively.

express an opinion – to state a personal view or judgment.

express thanks/gratitude – to show appreciation.

🔄 Synonyms

convey (vt.) – To communicate or make known an idea or feeling.

articulate (vt.) – To express an idea or feeling fluently and coherently.

voice (vt.) – To express something in words.

🚫 Antonyms

suppress (vt.) – To restrain or prevent the expression of a thought, feeling, or action.

conceal (vt.) – To keep something secret or hidden from view or knowledge.

🌱 Derivatives

expression (n.) – The process of making known one's thoughts or feelings; a word or phrase.

expressive (adj.) – Effectively conveying thought or feeling.

📖 Cultural Story

The word evolved from Latin 'expressus', the past participle of 'exprimere' (to press out). It originally described a physical act of squeezing out (e.g., juice). Over centuries, it metaphorically extended to 'pressing out' thoughts or feelings into words. The 'fast service' meaning arose in the 18th century from the 'expressing' of mail on swift, dedicated coaches.

Meaning 2：send quickly (express)

express 🔊

/ɪkˈsprɛs/

vt.

to send something very quickly, or by a special fast service.

Express delivery scene: worker handing over urgent package to customer.

send quickly 🔊

➕

/sɛnd ˈkwɪkli/

vt.

To send something, especially a package or letter, by a special fast service designed for urgent delivery.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

I need to express this birthday gift to my sister in another city so it arrives on time. 🔊 I need to send this birthday gift quickly to my sister in another city so it arrives on time.

🔗 Collocations

express mail – a fast postal service for urgent items.

express delivery – a service guaranteeing very fast shipment.

express a package – to send a parcel via a rapid courier service.

🔄 Synonyms

dispatch (vt.) – To send off to a destination or for a purpose, often with speed.

courier (vt.) – To send or transport (goods or documents) by a special messenger.

🚫 Antonyms

delay (vt.) – To make something late or slow to happen.

🌱 Derivatives

express (n.) – A fast train, bus, or delivery service that makes few stops.