express an idea
1express — [[t]ɪkspre̱s[/t]] ♦♦ expresses, expressing, expressed 1) VERB When you express an idea or feeling, or express yourself, you show what you think or feel. [V n] He expressed grave concern at American attitudes... [V n] Sumner would greet us with… …
2express — 01. It can be quite difficult to [express] one s feelings in a foreign language. 02. There was an [expression] of pure joy on Vladimir s face when he opened his birthday present. 03. She is a very [expressive] dancer. You can really feel her mood …
3express — expresser, expressor, n. expressible, adj. expressless, adj. /ik spres /, v.t. 1. to put (thought) into words; utter or state: to express an idea clearly. 2. to show, manifest, or reveal: to express one s anger. 3. to set forth the opinions,… …
4express — /əkˈsprɛs / (say uhk spres), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (t) 1. to put (thought) into words: to express an idea clearly. 2. to show, manifest, or reveal: to express one s feelings. 3. to set forth the opinions, feelings, etc., of (oneself), as in… …
5express — ex•press [[t]ɪkˈsprɛs[/t]] v. t. 1) to put into words: to express an idea[/ex] 2) to show; reveal: to express one s anger by a look[/ex] 3) to communicate the opinions or feelings of (oneself) 4) to convey or represent; depict 5) to represent by… …
6Idea — • The word was originally Greek, but passed without change into Latin. It seems first to have meant form, shape, or appearance, whence, by an easy transition, it acquired the connotation of nature, or kind Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… …
7idea — idea, concept, conception, thought, notion, impression mean what exists in the mind as a representation of something that it apprehends or comprehends or as a formulation of an opinion, a plan, or a design. Idea is the most comprehensive and… …
8express — adj *explicit, definite, specific, categorical Analogous words: expressed, voiced, uttered (see EXPRESS vb): lucid, *clear, perspicuous: distinct, plain (see EVIDENT): precise, exact, accurate (see CORRECT) Contrasted words: implicit,… …
9idea — noun 1 plan/suggestion ADJECTIVE ▪ bright, brilliant, clever, excellent, good, great, marvellous/marvelous, nice, wonderful ▪ …
10express — ex|press1 [ ık spres ] verb transitive *** ▸ 1 tell feeling/idea/goal ▸ 2 show feeling/opinion ▸ 3 show something in mathematics ▸ 4 mail something by quick system ▸ 5 force liquid out of something ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) to tell someone about a feeling …