Collocations for "express"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "express" in context.
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express
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- express your [opinion, view, thoughts, feelings]
- [openly, freely, duly] expressed her [opinion]
- express [concern, worry] over
- [concerns, worries] have been expressed by [many, some]
- express your [gratitude, thankfulness] for
- express yourself (freely)
- [freedom, free] to express yourself
- words cannot express how [grateful, happy]
- expressed herself [eloquently, clearly]
- express a [package, delivery]
- express a quantity (as a percentage of another)
- an express [bus, train, flight] (to)
- [use, take] the express [lane, route, way]
- with (an) express service to
- express [delivery, mail, setup, installation]
- [track, receive, send] an express package
- express (written) [command, authorization, permission, consent, terms] (to)
- an express reason for [being, managing, attending]
- it was her express [purpose, intention, intent] (not) to [get, have, be]
- came with the express [purpose] of
- am taking the express to [Chicago]
- took the express from [New York]
- am on the [5:00] express
- missed the express
- trying to catch the express
- the express [rattled, sped, hurtled] through the station
- [travel, send, deliver] express
- send the [letter, package] express
'express' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adjective
- anger
- celebrate
- checkout
- coin
- contrary
- courier
- delivery
- distribute
- emotion
- evoke
- freight
- grief
- happiness
- mail
- opinion
- order
- outbound
- outlet
- outrage
- overt
- parcel
- politic
- population
- post
- present
- profound
- purr
- rail
- railway
- ratio
- redundant
- regret
- resentment
- respect
- righteous
- scorn
- ship
- shocked
- shred
- slot
- train
- transfer
- want
- willingness
- word