/ɪkˈspreʃən/
Translation
The look on someone's face, or a group of words with a special meaning.
Word origin
From Latin expressio, from exprimere, to press out, from ex- and premere, to press.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- exprimere
- English cognates
- express, press
Grammar
Examples
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Here "expression" means the look on her face.
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A face's expression shows what a person feels.
" " .
Here an "expression" is a fixed group of words with its own meaning.
Used in
Grammar articles
(5)Adverb position in English: before the verb, after be, and the just, still and already traps
Advanced articles in English: the zero article, the with names and places, and go to school vs go to the school
British vs American grammar: have got, gotten, the team are, and the other quiet differences
Past perfect tense: had plus past participle, and when English actually needs it
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
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