express

/ɪkˈspres/ adjective

Definition

an express service/train, etc › a service/train, etc that is much faster than usual: an express train an express service

an express aim/intention/purpose, etc › a clear and certain aim/intention/purpose, etc: You came here with the express purpose of causing trouble.

(Definition of express adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.