Definitions for impress
ɪmˈprɛs; ˈɪm prɛsim·press

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. impress, impressmentverb

   the act of coercing someone into government service

2. affect, impress, move, strikeverb

   have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

   "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

3. impressverb

   impress positively

   "The young chess player impressed her audience"

4. impress, ingrain, instillverb

   produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

   "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"

5. impress, imprintverb

   mark or stamp with or as if with pressure

   "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"

6. print, impressverb

   reproduce by printing

7. shanghai, impressverb

   take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship

   "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"

8. impress, yarn-dyeverb

   dye (fabric) before it is spun

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. impressnoun

   The act of impressing

2. impressnoun

   An impression, and impressed image or copy of something

3. impressnoun

   A stamp or seal used to make an impression

4. impressnoun

   An impression on the mind, imagination etc.

5. impressverb

   To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably

   You impressed me with your command of Urdu.

6. impressverb

   To produce a vivid impression of (something)

   That first view of the Eiger impressed itself on my mind.

7. impressverb

   To mark or stamp (something) using pressure

   We impressed our footprints in the wet cement.

8. impressverb

   To compel (someone) to serve in a military force

   The press gang used to impress people into the Navy.

9. impressverb

   To seize or confiscate (property) by force

   The liner was impressed as a troop carrier.

10. impressverb

    To make an impression, to be impressive

    Henderson impressed in his first game as captain.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Impressverb

   to press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the impression)

   Etymology: [See Imprest, Press to force into service.]

2. Impressverb

   to produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to imprint (a mark or figure upon something)

   Etymology: [See Imprest, Press to force into service.]

3. Impressverb

   fig.: To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate

   Etymology: [See Imprest, Press to force into service.]

4. Impressnoun

   to take by force for public service; as, to impress sailors or money

   Etymology: [See Imprest, Press to force into service.]

5. Impressverb

   to be impressed; to rest

   Etymology: [See Imprest, Press to force into service.]

6. Impressnoun

   the act of impressing or making

   Etymology: [See Imprest, Press to force into service.]

7. Impressnoun

   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

   Etymology: [See Imprest, Press to force into service.]

8. Impressnoun

   characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp

   Etymology: [See Imprest, Press to force into service.]

9. Impressnoun

   a device. See Impresa

   Etymology: [See Imprest, Press to force into service.]

10. Impressnoun

    the act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed

    Etymology: [See Imprest, Press to force into service.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Impress

   im-pres′, v.t. to press upon: to mark by pressure: to produce by pressure: to stamp: to fix deeply in the mind.—ns. Im′press, that which is made by pressure: stamp: likeness; Impressibil′ity.—adj. Impress′ible, susceptible.—n. Impress′ibleness.—adv. Impress′ibly.—ns. Impress′ion, the act or result of impressing: a single edition of a book: the effect of any object on the mind: idea: slight remembrance; Impressionabil′ity.—adj. Impress′ionable, able to receive an impression.—ns. Impress′ionism, a modern movement in art and literature, originating in France, its aim being to cast off the trammels of artistic tradition, and to look at nature in a fresh and original manner—it employs general effects, vigorous touches, and deals in masses of form and colour; Impress′ionist.—adv. Impressionis′tic.—adj. Impress′ive, capable of making an impression on the mind: solemn.—adv. Impress′ively—ns. Impress′iveness; Impress′ure (Shak.), impression.

2. Impress

   im-pres′, v.t. to force into service, esp. the public service.—n. Im′press. [An altered spelling of imprest.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. impress

   To compel any person to serve.

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British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'impress' in Verbs Frequency: #843

Anagrams for impress »

1. premiss

2. simpers

3. mispers

4. permiss

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of impress in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of impress in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of impress in a Sentence

1. Atila Roque:

   Rio de Janeiro is a tale of two cities, on the one hand, the glitz and glamour designed to impress the world and on the other, a city marked by repressive police interventions that are decimating a significant part of a generation of young, black and poor men. The country's.

2. Zora Neale Hurston:

   Love, I find, is like singing. Everybody can do enough to satisfy themselves, though it may not impress the neighbors as being very much.

3. Lindsey Graham:

   Donald Trump was able to impress David Duke to the point where David Duke said, 'I could support that guy,' i think it's a huge mistake for Republicans to nominate someone who could impress David Duke because if you can do that, you're not going to grow this party.

4. Imgard Schloegl:

   ...nobody has the right to manipulate anybody or to impress anybody with his stronger personality, not even for the other's imagined good, for nobody can know what that good is. This is courtesy rather than callousness, for the other's dignity is thus acknowledged, or the dignity of his grief is respected. If and when he is ready, the other will of himself reach out for consolation and feel free to ask for a hand to point out the way.

5. Billy Long:

   If he endorses in this race, I don't care who he endorses. It's over, and that's what I'm trying to impress upon him is that, you know,' you need to get involved in this race and put an end to it.'.

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