express

English Online Dictionary. What means express‎? What does express mean?

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ɪkˈspɹɛs/ IPA^(key): /ɛkˈspɹɛs/
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Etymology 1

From French exprès, from Latin expressus, past participle of exprimere (see Etymology 2, below).

Adjective

express (comparative more express, superlative most express)

1. (not comparable) Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.

   Synonyms: fast, crack

2. (comparable) Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.

   Synonyms: explicit, plain; see also Thesaurus:explicit

   Antonym: implied
3. Truly depicted; exactly resembling.
4. (postpositive, retail) Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.

Usage notes

• This English term has special usage when using public transportation in the Philippines. See Appendix:Philippine commuter jargon for more details.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

express (plural expresses)

1. A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly, either on a regular schedule or as a special or excursion. Express trains often pass through stations along the way without stopping at them.

   Antonyms: local, stopper

   1. (Philippines, chiefly Metro Manila) a public utility vehicle, typically a jeepney, that traverses through an expressway
2. A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.
3. An express rifle.
4. (obsolete) A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.
5. A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.
6. An express office.
7. That which is sent by an express messenger or message.

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

express

1. Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.

Etymology 2

From Old French espresser, expresser, from frequentative form of Latin exprimere.

Verb

express (third-person singular simple present expresses, present participle expressing, simple past and past participle expressed)

2. (transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.
3. (transitive) To press, squeeze out (especially said of milk).
4. (biochemistry) To translate messenger RNA into protein.
5. (biochemistry) To transcribe deoxyribonucleic acid into messenger RNA.

Synonyms

• outspeak, utter

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

express (plural expresses)

1. (obsolete) The action of conveying some idea using words or actions; communication, expression.
2. (obsolete) A specific statement or instruction.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English express, from French exprès, from Latin expressus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛk.spʁɛs/
• Homophone: expresse

Adjective

express (invariable)

1. express, rapid

Derived terms

Noun

express m (plural express)

1. express train or service
2. espresso

Further reading

• “express”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.