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Meaning of 'impress' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Impress [ n.]
- To take by force for public service; as, to impress sailors or money.
- The act of impressing or making.
- A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result produced by pressure or influence.
- Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
- A device. See Impresa.
- The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
2 . Impress [ v. i.]
- To be impressed; to rest.
3 . Impress [ v. t.]
- To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression).
- To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
- Fig.: To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.

Meaning of 'impress' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . impress [ v]
Meaning (1):
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Example in sentence:
  • he was dumb-struck by the news;
  • her comments struck a sour note;
  • This behavior struck me as odd;
  • This child impressed me as unusually mature
Meaning (2):
- produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
Example in sentence:
  • Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us
Meaning (3):
- take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
Example in sentence:
  • The men were shanghaied after being drugged
Meaning (4):
- impress positively
Example in sentence:
  • The young chess player impressed her audience
Meaning (5):
- mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
Example in sentence:
  • To make a batik, you impress a design with wax

Nearby Words:

imp imp-pole impacable impackment impact impacted impacting impaction impaint impair

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