{
    "term": "express",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "express",
            "heSheIt": "expresses"
        },
        "pastSimple": "expressed",
        "pastParticiple": "expressed",
        "ingForm": "expressing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to show or make known a feeling, an opinion, etc. by words, looks or actions",
            "sensetop": "express somethingexpress something to somebodyexpress how, what, etc…",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Teachers have **expressed concern** about the changes.",
                    "contextForm": "express something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **express a view/an opinion**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **express a hope/desire**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **express fears/doubts**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Customers **expressed interest** in trying the product."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'd like to **express my gratitude** to everyone who helped us.",
                    "contextForm": "express something to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Words cannot express** how pleased I am.",
                    "contextForm": "express how, what, etc…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His views have been expressed in numerous speeches."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Differences of opinion were freely expressed in public debate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He expressed his anger openly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many patients feel unable to express their fears."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I want to express my sincere thanks to the many readers who sent messages of support."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Business leaders expressed disappointment with the decision."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Later, he expressed his regret that he hadn't taken the chance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She expressed sympathy, but said she could not help."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Residents expressed frustration with the slowness of the process."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many people have expressed reservations about this approach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's important to be able to express your feelings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The architect expressed doubts that the museum would be ready in time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Students must learn to express a point of view cogently and with clarity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The poet eloquently expresses the sense of lost innocence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the show, the concept of freedom is expressed through dance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "International solidarity is expressed through a logo featuring combined flags."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was no agreement either expressed or implied."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["well", "fully", "forcefully"],
                "verb + express": ["be able to", "feel able to", "be unable to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a chance to express something",
                    "an opportunity to express something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to speak, write or communicate in some other way what you think or feel",
            "sensetop": "express yourselfexpress yourself + adv./prep.express yourself + adj.",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Some teenagers have difficulty expressing themselves."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Perhaps I have not expressed myself very well.",
                    "contextForm": "express yourself + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She expresses herself most fully in her paintings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He expressed himself freely on the subject of immigration."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They expressed themselves delighted.",
                    "contextForm": "express yourself + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She doesn't express herself well in writing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We want to give young people an opportunity to express themselves through art."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He expresses himself in simple, straightforward terms."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I need to express myself artistically."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the ability of students to express themselves clearly and articulately"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is easier to express yourself when you have a clear message."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The architect must not only express himself but design a functioning building."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She expressed herself disappointed."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["well", "fully", "forcefully"],
                "verb + express": ["be able to", "feel able to", "be unable to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a chance to express something",
                    "an opportunity to express something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to become obvious in a particular way",
            "sensetop": "express itself (+ adv./prep.)",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Their pleasure expressed itself in a burst of applause."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to represent something in a particular way, for example by symbols",
            "sensetop": "express something as somethingexpress something in something",
            "labels": "(mathematics)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The figures are expressed as percentages.",
                    "contextForm": "express something as something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Educational expenditure is often expressed in terms of the amount spent per student.",
                    "contextForm": "express something in something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to remove air or liquid from something by pressing",
            "sensetop": "express something (from something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Coconut milk is expressed from grated coconuts."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to send something by express post",
            "sensetop": "express something (to somebody/something)",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "As soon as I receive payment I will express the book to you."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspres/",
                "audio": "ex/express/express__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspresɪz/",
                "audio": "ex/express/expresses__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsprest/",
                "audio": "ex/express/expressed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspresɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ex/express/expressing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspres/",
                "audio": "ex/express/express__us_6.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspresɪz/",
                "audio": "ex/express/expresses__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsprest/",
                "audio": "ex/express/expressed__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspresɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ex/express/expressing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "verb late Middle English (also in the sense ‘press out, obtain by squeezing’, used figuratively to mean ‘extort’): from Old French expresser, based on Latin ex- ‘out’ + pressare ‘to press’."
}