expressed vs express :

expressed vs express

expressed or express

Express is an action of conveying some ideas through words, statement or specific instructions. It is also used to refer to a train as an effective mode of transport.

A. "I tried to express my feelings to the best of my abilities."
B. "John declared he was leaving town via the Train Express."

Expressed is the simple past tense of the word, express.

"She expressed her emotions and she got turned down."


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Definitions
  expressed
  • v  give expression to
  • v  articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
    She expressed her anger
  • v  serve as a means for expressing something
  • v  indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
  • v  manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)
  • v  obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
  • v  send by rapid transport or special messenger service
    She expressed the letter to Florida
  • s  communicated in words
  • a  precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
  express
  • n  mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
  • n  public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
    he caught the express to New York
  • n  rapid transport of goods
  • v  give expression to
  • v  articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
    She expressed her anger
  • v  serve as a means for expressing something
  • v  indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
    Can you express this distance in kilometers?
  • v  manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)
    Many of the laboratory animals express the trait
  • v  obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
    Italians express coffee rather than filter it
  • v  send by rapid transport or special messenger service
    She expressed the letter to Florida
  • s  not tacit or implied
    her express wish
  • s  without unnecessary stops
    an express train
    an express shipment
  • r  by express
    please send the letter express
News & Articles
  expressed
  • Agenda item divides Falmouth selectmen
    Selectman Kevin Murphy expressed concerns to Selectmen Chairman Brent Putnam on June 17 about placing an item to “entertain comments and questions from the public and the press” at the end of the selectmen’s meetings on June 10 and June 17.
    June 22, 2013 - The Falmouth Bulletin
  • Investors seek to oust entire CommonWealth board
    Investors who have expressed interest in buying CommonWealth REIT say they've got support from holders of more than 70 percent of the company's shares to remove the entire board of directors. Corvex Management ...
    June 21, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
  • Sequentially expressed genes in neural progenitors create neural diversity, NYU biologists find
    ( New York University ) A team of NYU biologists has found that a series of genes sequentially expressed in brain stem cells control the generation of neural diversity in visual system of fruit flies. Their results are reported in the latest issue of the journal Nature.
    June 19, 2013 - EurekAlert!
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