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/ɪkˈspres/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | express |
| he/she/it | expresses |
| present participle | expressing |
| past tense | expressed |
| past participle | expressed |
thoughts that he could not clearly express in words
His teachers expressed concern about his progress at school.
The government has reportedly expressed an interest in the scheme.
I would like to express my thanks to my parents for their support.
The opinions expressed in this book are purely my own.
Dalton's Law can be expressed mathematically.
A ratio can be expressed as a percentage.
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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