Convey vs. Express — What's the Difference?

To take or carry from one place to another; transport.

To set forth in words; state

To serve as a medium of transmission for; transmit

To manifest or communicate, as by a gesture; show

To communicate or make known; impart

To make known the feelings or opinions of (oneself), as by statement or art.

(Law) To transfer ownership of or title to.

To convey or suggest a representation of; depict

(Archaic) To steal.

To represent by a sign, symbol, number, or formula

To move (something) from one place to another.

To squeeze or press out, as juice from an orange.

(dated) To take or carry (someone) from one place to another.

To send by special messenger or rapid transport

To communicate; to make known; to portray.

To synthesize (a product, especially a protein) encoded by a gene

(legal) To transfer legal rights (to).

To manifest the effects of (a gene)

(obsolete) To manage with privacy; to carry out.

To manifest (a genetic trait)

(obsolete) To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.

Definitely and explicitly stated

To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport.

Particular; specific

To cause to pass from one place or person to another; to serve as a medium in carrying (anything) from one place or person to another; to transmit; as, air conveys sound; words convey ideas.

Rapid and having few or no stops or interruptions

To transfer or deliver to another; to make over, as property; more strictly (Law), to transfer (real estate) or pass (a title to real estate) by a sealed writing.

Of, relating to, or appropriate for rapid travel

To impart or communicate; as, to convey an impression; to convey information.

Designed for use in an express rifle

To manage with privacy; to carry out.

By express delivery or transport.

To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.

A rapid, efficient system for the delivery of goods and mail.

To accompany; to convoy.

Goods and mail conveyed by such a system.

To play the thief; to steal.

A means of transport, such as a train, that travels rapidly and makes few or no stops before its destination.

Make known; pass on, of information

A special messenger.

Serve as a means for expressing something;

A message delivered by special courier.

Transfer to another;

(not comparable) Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.

Transmit a title or property

(comparable) Specific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.

Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission;

Truly depicted; exactly resembling.

Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere;

Providing a more limited but presumably faster service than a full or complete dealer of the same kind or type.

Go or come after and bring or take back;

A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.

A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.

An express rifle.

(obsolete) A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.

A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.

An express office.

That which is sent by an express messenger or message.

(obsolete) The action of conveying some idea using words or actions; communication, expression.

(obsolete) A specific statement or instruction.

Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.

(transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.

(transitive) To press, squeeze out (especially said of milk).

(biochemistry) To translate messenger RNA into protein.

(biochemistry) To transcribe deoxyribonucleic acid into messenger RNA.

Exactly representing; exact.

Directly and distinctly stated; declared in terms; not implied or left to inference; made unambiguous by intention and care; clear; not dubious; as, express consent; an express statement.

Of or pertaining to an express train or other conveyance designated an express{5}; makiung few or no intermediate stops; as, an express stop; an express fare; an express elevator.

Intended for a particular purpose; relating to an express; sent on a particular errand; dispatched with special speed; as, an express messenger or train. Also used adverbially.

A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration.

A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or parcels.

An express office.

That which is sent by an express messenger or message.

A railway train or bus for transporting passengers or goods with speed and punctuality; a train or bus that does not stop at certain stations. Contrasted to local; as, take the express to get there faster.

To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit.

To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or likeness; to represent; to resemble.

To give a true impression of; to represent and make known; to manifest plainly; to show in general; to exhibit, as an opinion or feeling, by a look, gesture, and esp. by language; to declare; to utter; to tell.

To make known the opinions or feelings of; to declare what is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to appear; - used reflexively.

To denote; to designate.

To send by express messenger; to forward by special opportunity, or through the medium of an express; as, to express a package.

To produce products that cause the appearance of the corresponding phenotype; - of a gene or of an organism with a specific gene; as, to express the beta-galactosidase gene,

Rapid transport of goods

Mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system

Public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes a limited number of scheduled stops;

Give expression to;

Articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise;

Indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.;

Serve as a means for expressing something;

Manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait);

Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action;

Send my rapid transport or special messenger service;

Not tacit or implied;

Without unnecessary stops;

By express;