expressed

Everyday

1. Said or shown in words, looks or actions (a feeling, an idea). tree →
2. (maths) Written in a certain form, such as a fraction, a decimal or a unit. tree →
3. (adjective, formal) Clearly stated, not just hinted: "an expressed wish". tree →

In the lessons

In maths: "give the answer expressed as a fraction" or "expressed in centimetres". In English lessons: feelings expressed in a poem. Phrases: expressed as, expressed in, expressed concern.

Examples

• Write 0.5 expressed as a fraction: 1/2. tree →
• The length is expressed in metres. tree →
• She expressed her thanks with a card. tree →
• He expressed his anger by stamping his feet. tree →
• Parents expressed concern about the busy road. tree →
• The poem expressed the sadness of winter. tree →
• Give your answer expressed as a percentage. tree →
• The silence which reigned here expressed a world of grief. tree →

Note

Regular verb: express, expressed. In maths "expressed as" changes only the form, not the value: 1/2, 0.5 and 50% are the same amount. Other meanings of "express": a fast train, express delivery.

In Jewish tradition

In maths: "give the answer expressed as a fraction" or "expressed in centimetres". In English lessons: feelings expressed in a poem. Phrases: expressed as, expressed in, expressed concern.

Examples

• In these versions, God simply חָקַק chaqaq 'carved', with no object expressed overtly. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• Thought, speech and action are an inseparable unity in the divine being; God made or created, is metaphorically expressed by the word: writing. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• The whole theory of the world, of the year, and of the soul, is expressed by tens and twelves. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Regular verb: express, expressed. In maths "expressed as" changes only the form, not the value: 1/2, 0.5 and 50% are the same amount. Other meanings of "express": a fast train, express delivery.