Kilo Lingo

express

/ɪkˈsprɛs/

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Translation

To show what you think or feel in words or actions.

Word origin

From Latin exprimere, meaning to press out or make known.

Origin
Latin
Root
exprimere

Grammar

Verb typeregular (express, expresses, expressed)

Examples

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Here "express" means to show your feelings in words.

clearly.

"Expresses" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Expressed" is the past form of "express".

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This word is part of lesson 19.