expresar

/eɡspɾeˈsaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to express

🗣️💬 ex + presar = press out: you press your thoughts out into words

From Latin exprimere, to press out. It is the same root as English express: what was inside gets pushed out. Spanish adds -ar, the usual ending for verbs. Expresarse means to express yourself.

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