Impress
verb
To affect deeply or strongly in mind or feelings; influence in opinion.
She impressed us with her incredible skills.
Often appears as...
- impress somebody
- impress with
verb
To produce a mark, image, or design on a surface by pressure.
The artist impresses a design into the clay.
Often appears as...
- impress onto
- impress into
verb
To transfer or apply a design or pattern onto a surface.
The printer impressed the ink onto the paper.
Often appears as...
- impress onto
- impress into
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Technical
verb
To force into service, particularly in the army or navy.
Many civilians were impressed into the navy.
Often appears as...
- impress into service
- impress into army
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Formal
Historical
verb
To affect deeply or strongly in mind or feelings; influence in opinion.
She impressed us with her incredible skills.
Often appears as...
- impress somebody
- impress with
verb
To produce a mark, image, or design on a surface by pressure.
The artist impresses a design into the clay.
Often appears as...
- impress onto
- impress into
verb
To transfer or apply a design or pattern onto a surface.
The printer impressed the ink onto the paper.
Often appears as...
- impress onto
- impress into
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To force into service, particularly in the army or navy.
Many civilians were impressed into the navy.
Often appears as...
- impress into service
- impress into army
Usage tips
Formal
Historical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Impact
Use 'impress' to describe someone making a strong, positive impact emotionally or mentally.
The poet's words impressed the audience deeply.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Visual
'Impress' involves more than seeing; it's about a memorable or significant effect on someone.
Her commitment to charity work impressed everyone.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Impact
Use 'impress' to describe someone making a strong, positive impact emotionally or mentally.
The poet's words impressed the audience deeply.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Visual
'Impress' involves more than seeing; it's about a memorable or significant effect on someone.
Her commitment to charity work impressed everyone.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotional Impact
Use 'impress' to describe someone making a strong, positive impact emotionally or mentally.
The poet's words impressed the audience deeply.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Visual
'Impress' involves more than seeing; it's about a memorable or significant effect on someone.
Her commitment to charity work impressed everyone.
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
Clearly keen to impress, Bruce has built his biggest ever levitator just for us. Oh, yeah, now, we're talking. Yeah, here we have the much bigger levitator. We're hoping to break a world record with this. I would love to break a world record today, -I'm not gonna lie. -Okay.
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If I should have a...
to never admit that anything scares you or impresses you or excites you. Somebody once told me it's like walking through life like this. You protect yourself from all the unexpected miseries or hurt that might show up. But I try to walk through life like this.
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The Japanese myth of the...
The monk and salesman laughed, both impressed by this honourable trickster. From that day on, the tanuki became an esteemed guest of the temple. He could frequently be found telling tales and performing tricks that amused even the most serious monks.
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Filming Birds of...
but what does he have to do to really impress her i think anyone can equate to that sort of task be it dating courtship or just general life than anything when you try very hard and it just doesn't go so well and you pick yourself up and you go
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Animals Cannot Be Blue PIPE...
evolved a way to trick your eyes, using the physics of light to control what you see. But why blue? Maybe it's to let predators know that you're poisonous. Maybe it's to impress a mate. Maybe it's because blue pigment is so rare,
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The Internet as a...
from being impressed to being inspired to suddenly feeling incredibly empowered thinking about all the possible things that I could make happen with that cheers ago to this day I came on the stage and I showed my invention little
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Sir David Attenborough...
impressed beyond bounds and beyond speech i mean what can be more impressive than the display of the argus pheasant i mean it is just astounding i've been trying to film the argus pheasant forever
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Defending the ant nest...
but it's not going to impress a driver ant. The ants penetrate deep into the nest, and the residents intensify their warning.
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5 Reasons Ants Are...
but it's not going to impress a driver hand the ants penetrate deep into the nest and the residents intensify their
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Budgie Courtship Ritual...
are here she's impressed and invites him to premium the budgie sensory world continues under our radar as it does
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
Clearly keen to impress, Bruce has built his biggest ever levitator just for us. Oh, yeah, now, we're talking. Yeah, here we have the much bigger levitator. We're hoping to break a world record with this. I would love to break a world record today, -I'm not gonna lie. -Okay.
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If I should have a...
to never admit that anything scares you or impresses you or excites you. Somebody once told me it's like walking through life like this. You protect yourself from all the unexpected miseries or hurt that might show up. But I try to walk through life like this.
Video examples
The Japanese myth of the...
The monk and salesman laughed, both impressed by this honourable trickster. From that day on, the tanuki became an esteemed guest of the temple. He could frequently be found telling tales and performing tricks that amused even the most serious monks.
Video examples
Filming Birds of...
but what does he have to do to really impress her i think anyone can equate to that sort of task be it dating courtship or just general life than anything when you try very hard and it just doesn't go so well and you pick yourself up and you go
Video examples
Animals Cannot Be Blue PIPE...
evolved a way to trick your eyes, using the physics of light to control what you see. But why blue? Maybe it's to let predators know that you're poisonous. Maybe it's to impress a mate. Maybe it's because blue pigment is so rare,
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The Internet as a...
from being impressed to being inspired to suddenly feeling incredibly empowered thinking about all the possible things that I could make happen with that cheers ago to this day I came on the stage and I showed my invention little
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Sir David Attenborough...
impressed beyond bounds and beyond speech i mean what can be more impressive than the display of the argus pheasant i mean it is just astounding i've been trying to film the argus pheasant forever
Video examples
Defending the ant nest...
but it's not going to impress a driver ant. The ants penetrate deep into the nest, and the residents intensify their warning.
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5 Reasons Ants Are...
but it's not going to impress a driver hand the ants penetrate deep into the nest and the residents intensify their
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Budgie Courtship Ritual...
are here she's impressed and invites him to premium the budgie sensory world continues under our radar as it does
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Quote examples
Jay-Z
American Musician
I collect art, and I drink wine... things that I like that I had never been exposed to. But I never said, 'I'm going to buy art to impress this crowd.' That's just ridiculous to me. I don't live my life like that, because how could you be happy with yourself?
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Jim Lee
South Korean Artist
I played a little bit of 'City of Heroes' - they have a really great character generation system. I was pretty impressed with that. I played 'World of Warcraft' with my kids. That's a lot of fun.
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Granit Xhaka
Swiss Athlete
He's not a coach who speaks to you every day. Wenger has spoken to me two or three times. He's told me he's very impressed by how I train and how I'm a disciplined character.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
I am deeply impressed with the gravity and wisdom with which most federal judges approach the responsibility of sentencing. It is a difficult, soul-searching task at best.
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LeBron James
American Basketball Player
You know, when I have a bad game, it continues to humble me and know that, you know, you still have work to do and you still have a lot of people to impress.
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Joe Taslim
Indonesian Actor
Having kids has been a turning point in my life because when I was still single, all I wanted was to impress beautiful girls.
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W. C. Fields
American Comedian
Never try to impress a woman, because if you do she'll expect you to keep up the standard for the rest of your life.
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Helena Blavatsky
Russian Author
If coming events are said to cast their shadows before, past events cannot fall to leave their impress behind them.
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Marie de France
French Poet
The fool shouts loudly, thinking to impress the world.
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Angad Bedi
Indian Actor
I've never tried to impress anybody in my life.
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Jay-Z
American Musician
I collect art, and I drink wine... things that I like that I had never been exposed to. But I never said, 'I'm going to buy art to impress this crowd.' That's just ridiculous to me. I don't live my life like that, because how could you be happy with yourself?
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Jim Lee
South Korean Artist
I played a little bit of 'City of Heroes' - they have a really great character generation system. I was pretty impressed with that. I played 'World of Warcraft' with my kids. That's a lot of fun.
Quote examples
Granit Xhaka
Swiss Athlete
He's not a coach who speaks to you every day. Wenger has spoken to me two or three times. He's told me he's very impressed by how I train and how I'm a disciplined character.
Quote examples
Robert Kennedy
American Politician
I am deeply impressed with the gravity and wisdom with which most federal judges approach the responsibility of sentencing. It is a difficult, soul-searching task at best.
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LeBron James
American Basketball Player
You know, when I have a bad game, it continues to humble me and know that, you know, you still have work to do and you still have a lot of people to impress.
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Joe Taslim
Indonesian Actor
Having kids has been a turning point in my life because when I was still single, all I wanted was to impress beautiful girls.
Quote examples
W. C. Fields
American Comedian
Never try to impress a woman, because if you do she'll expect you to keep up the standard for the rest of your life.
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Helena Blavatsky
Russian Author
If coming events are said to cast their shadows before, past events cannot fall to leave their impress behind them.
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Marie de France
French Poet
The fool shouts loudly, thinking to impress the world.
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Angad Bedi
Indian Actor
I've never tried to impress anybody in my life.
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