Impress vs. Express
Difference Between Impress and Express
Impressverb
To affect strongly, often favorably
wrote down whatever impressed me during the journey.was impressed by the child's sincerity.Expressverb
To set forth in words; state
express an opinion.Impressverb
To produce or attempt to produce a vivid impression or image of
a scene that impressed itself on her memory.parents that impress the value of money on their children.Expressverb
To manifest or communicate, as by a gesture; show
expressed his anger with a frown.Impressverb
To mark or stamp with pressure
impressed the wax with a design.Expressverb
To make known the feelings or opinions of (oneself), as by statement or art.
Impressverb
To apply with pressure; press
impressed the stamp onto the wax.Expressverb
To convey or suggest a representation of; depict
The painting expresses the rage of war victims.Impressverb
To compel (a person) to serve in the military, particularly in the naval forces, especially by seizure.
Expressverb
To represent by a sign, symbol, number, or formula
express a fraction as a decimal.Impressverb
To seize (property) by force or authority, especially for military purposes; confiscate.
Expressverb
To squeeze or press out, as juice from an orange.
Impressverb
(Law) To impose a constructive trust or a lien upon property, as a matter of equity, to protect a person without legal title but with a legally recognized interest.
Expressverb
To send by special messenger or rapid transport
express a package to Los Angeles.Impressnoun
The act of impressing
a design left by impress of a seal.Expressverb
To synthesize (a product, especially a protein) encoded by a gene
a gene that expresses an enzyme.Impressnoun
A mark or pattern of influence produced by someone or something; an impression
a politician who left her impress on foreign policy.Expressverb
To manifest the effects of (a gene)
Half of the people who inherit the gene express it.Impressnoun
A stamp or seal meant to be impressed.
Expressverb
To manifest (a genetic trait)
All the mice in the study expressed the defect.Impressnoun
Impressment.
Expressadjective
Definitely and explicitly stated
their express wish.Impressverb
(transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
You impressed me with your command of Urdu.Expressadjective
Particular; specific
an express plan.Impressverb
(intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
Henderson impressed in his first game as captain.Expressadjective
Rapid and having few or no stops or interruptions
express delivery of packages.an express bus.Impressverb
(transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
That first view of the Eiger impressed itself on my mind.Expressadjective
Of, relating to, or appropriate for rapid travel
express lanes on a freeway.Impressverb
(transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
We impressed our footprints in the wet cement.Expressadjective
Designed for use in an express rifle
an express bullet.Impressverb
To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
Expressadverb
By express delivery or transport.
Impressverb
(figurative) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
Expressnoun
A rapid, efficient system for the delivery of goods and mail.
Impressverb
(transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
The press gang used to impress people into the Navy.Expressnoun
Goods and mail conveyed by such a system.
Impressverb
(transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
The liner was impressed as a troop carrier.Expressnoun
A means of transport, such as a train, that travels rapidly and makes few or no stops before its destination.
Impressnoun
The act of impressing.
Expressnoun
A special messenger.
Impressnoun
An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
Expressnoun
A message delivered by special courier.
Impressnoun
A stamp or seal used to make an impression.
Expressadjective
(not comparable) Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
Impressnoun
An impression on the mind, imagination etc.
Expressadjective
(comparable) Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.
I gave him express instructions not to begin until I arrived, but he ignored me.This book cannot be copied without the express permission of the publisher.Impressnoun
Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
Expressadjective
Truly depicted; exactly resembling.
In my eyes it bore a livelier image of the spirit, it seemed more express and single, than the imperfect and divided countenance.Impressnoun
A heraldic device; an impresa.
Expressadjective
(retail) Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.
The Pizza Hut inside Target isn't a full one: it's a Pizza Hut Express.Some Wal-Mart stores will include a McDonald's Express.The mall's selection of cell phone carriers includes a full AT&T store and a T-Mobile express.Impressnoun
The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
Expressnoun
A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.
I took the express into town.Impressnoun
the act of coercing someone into government service
Expressnoun
A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.
Impressverb
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon;
This child impressed me as unusually matureThis behavior struck me as oddExpressnoun
An express rifle.
Impressverb
impress positively;
The young chess player impressed her audienceExpressnoun
(obsolete) A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.
Impressverb
produce or try to produce a vivid impression of;
Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in usExpressnoun
A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.
Impressverb
mark or stamp with or as if with pressure;
To make a batik, you impress a design with waxExpressnoun
An express office.
Impressverb
reproduce by printing
Expressnoun
That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
Impressverb
take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship;
The men were shanghaied after being druggedExpressnoun
(obsolete) The action of conveying some idea using words or actions; communication, expression.
Impressverb
dye (fabric) before it is spun
Expressnoun
(obsolete) A specific statement or instruction.
Expressverb
(transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.
Words cannot express the love I feel for him.Expressverb
(transitive) To press, squeeze out (especially said of milk).
Expressverb
(biochemistry) To translate messenger RNA into protein.
Expressverb
(biochemistry) To transcribe deoxyribonucleic acid into messenger RNA.
Expressnoun
rapid transport of goods
Expressnoun
mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
Expressnoun
public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes a limited number of scheduled stops;
he caught the express to New YorkExpressverb
give expression to;
She showed her disappointmentExpressverb
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise;
She expressed her angerHe uttered a curseExpressverb
indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.;
Can you express this distance in kilometers?Expressverb
serve as a means for expressing something;
The painting of Mary carries motherly loveHis voice carried a lot af angerExpressverb
manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait);
Many of the laboratory animals express the traitExpressverb
obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action;
Italians express coffee rather than filter itExpressverb
send my rapid transport or special messenger service;
She expressed the letter to FloridaExpressadjective
not tacit or implied;
her express wishExpressadjective
without unnecessary stops;
an express trainan express shipmentExpressadverb
by express;
please send the letter express
