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verb
  1. 1
    to tell someone about a feeling, opinion, or goal by speaking or writing about it

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of express*

    To give your opinion: express, comment, speak out, articulate, pronounce on, sound off, air, formulate, state, remark... more
    1. a.
      used about a letter, book, or other piece of writing

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of express*

      To give your opinion: express, comment, speak out, articulate, pronounce on, sound off, air, formulate, state, remark... more
  3. 3
    to show a quantity or problem in a particular way, especially in mathematics

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of express*

    To calculate or count: calculate, count, estimate, reckon, add up, project, assess, determine, compute, prove... more
  4. 4
    to send something using a service that will deliver it very quickly

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of express*

    To send something somewhere: send, ship, send out, circulate, get off, dispatch, fire off, copy to, get... more
  5. 5
    formal to force a liquid out of something

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of express*

    To remove or move liquid: aspirate, bleed, blot, dehydrate, drain, draw off, dry, dry off, express, mop... more

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