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express

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/ɪkˈsprɛs/ · ex-press

to convey a thought or feeling in words or by gestures.

Meanings

verbformal

to convey a thought or feeling in words or by gestures.

خیال یا احساس کو الفاظ یا اشاروں کے ذریعے منتقل کرنا۔

اظہار کرنا

izhaar karna

Synonyms

communicatestatearticulateبتاناظاہر کرنابیان کرنا

Antonyms

suppressconcealwithholdدباناچھپاناروکنا

Common Collocations

  • express an opinion
  • express emotions
  • express ideas

Example Sentences

She decided to express her feelings in a letter.

اس نے اپنے جذبات کا اظہار ایک خط میں کرنے کا فیصلہ کیا。

Us ne apne jazbat ka izhaar aik khat mein karne ka faisla kiya.

I want to express my gratitude for your help.

میں آپ کی مدد کے لئے اپنی شکر گزاری کا اظہار کرنا چاہتا ہوں۔

Main aap ki madad ke liye apni shukar guzari ka izhaar karna chahta hoon.

It's important to express your opinions in a respectful way.

یہ ضروری ہے کہ آپ اپنی رائے کا اظہار ایک معزز طریقے سے کریں۔

Yeh zaroori hai ke aap apni rai ka izhaar aik muazzaz tareeqay se karein.

Easily Confused With

impress:To impress means to make someone feel admiration, while to express means to communicate feelings or ideas.

Word Family

expression
nounاظہار
expressive
adjectiveاظہاری

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of expressing feelings as pressing them out of your heart.

Imagine someone talking passionately, with emotions visibly flowing.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

کہاں سے آئی ہو اے غم کی رئیث، درد کی دنیا میں اظہار کی گھڑی ہے

Kahan se aayi ho ae gham ki reeth, dard ki duniya mein izhaar ki ghari hai

Where have you come from, O essence of grief? It is the moment for expressing pain in this world.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

خاموش رہنے میں ہی عافیت ہے

Khamosh rehne mein hi aafiyat hai

There is safety in silence.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "expressus" — to press out

First known use: 15th century

The word 'express' has been used in English since the late Middle Ages, originally meaning to convey, to communicate.