exprimée

Exprimée is the feminine past participle of the French verb exprimer, meaning to express or convey. It functions as an adjective agreeing in gender and number with the noun it describes, for example: une idée exprimée, des opinions exprimées. The masculine form is exprimé; the feminine plural is exprimées.

In compound tenses, the past participle exprimé or exprimée agrees with the preceding direct object when the auxiliary is avoir. For instance: les idées qu’elle a exprimées hier. When the verb is pronominal or used with the auxiliary être, the participle agrees with the subject: elle s’est exprimée clairement.

Etymology traces exprimée to the Latin exprimere, meaning to press out or reveal, passing into Old French as exprimer and then into modern French. The word is closely related to terms like expression, expressive, and expressionnel, which share the sense of conveying meaning or feeling.

Common usage covers both literal and figurative senses: something that is expressed is stated or conveyed in words, signs, or other means. In everyday French, exprimée appears in contexts such as a spoken or written message, an opinion, or a sentiment that has been made clear or communicated.

See also: exprimer, expression, exprimabilité.

Notes: the accent on é in exprimée marks the feminine past participle form; pronunciation is roughly [eks.pʁi.me], with liaison and typical French intonation.