What does impress mean?
Definitions for impress
ɪmˈprɛs; ˈɪm prɛsim·press
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word impress.
Princeton's WordNet
impress, impressment(verb)
the act of coercing someone into government service
affect, impress, move, strike(verb)
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
"This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
impress(verb)
impress positively
"The young chess player impressed her audience"
impress, ingrain, instill(verb)
produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
"Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
impress, imprint(verb)
mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
"To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"
print, impress(verb)
reproduce by printing
shanghai, impress(verb)
take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
"The men were shanghaied after being drugged"
impress, yarn-dye(verb)
dye (fabric) before it is spun
Wiktionary
impress(Noun)
The act of impressing
impress(Noun)
An impression, and impressed image or copy of something
impress(Noun)
A stamp or seal used to make an impression
impress(Noun)
An impression on the mind, imagination etc.
impress(Verb)
To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably
You impressed me with your command of Urdu.
impress(Verb)
To produce a vivid impression of (something)
That first view of the Eiger impressed itself on my mind.
impress(Verb)
To mark or stamp (something) using pressure
We impressed our footprints in the wet cement.
impress(Verb)
To compel (someone) to serve in a military force
The press gang used to impress people into the Navy.
impress(Verb)
To seize or confiscate (property) by force
The liner was impressed as a troop carrier.
impress(Verb)
To make an impression, to be impressive
Henderson impressed in his first game as captain.
Webster Dictionary
Impress(verb)
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.]
Impress(verb)
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.]
Impress(verb)
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.]
Impress(noun)
to take by force for public service; as, to impress sailors or money
Etymology: [See Imprest, Press to force into service.]
Impress(verb)
to be impressed; to rest
Etymology: [See Imprest, Press to force into service.]
Impress(noun)
the act of impressing or making
Etymology: [See Imprest, Press to force into service.]
Impress(noun)
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.]
Impress(noun)
characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp
Etymology: [See Imprest, Press to force into service.]
Impress(noun)
a device. See Impresa
Etymology: [See Imprest, Press to force into service.]
Impress(noun)
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
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.
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
impress
To compel any person to serve.
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'impress' in Verbs Frequency: #843
Anagrams for impress »
premiss
simpers
mispers
permiss
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of impress in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of impress in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of impress in a Sentence
You can impress people from a distance but you can impact them only up close.""The more sensitive you become toward sin, the more aware you'll be for the need of godliness and holiness.""The measure of you as a leader is not what you do, but what others do because of what you do.""You teach what you know but you reproduce what you are.""People tell me they want to make the Bible relevant. The Bible's already relevant. You're the one that's irrelevant!
This data set continues to impress everybody even more than before, it gives us greater confidence at Novartis that this is the right population that can really, really benefit.
I'd doubt his strategy was as much to go in attacking Trump as it was to impress upon viewers and the other candidates that these are serious times and serious issues, and we need a serious candidate to lead our country.
To me it looks like Zumba is driving around the enclosure in his off-road car, to impress his wife Timba.
Never judge yourself through the eyes of another person. Your conscience will make your own judgments. Everyone at some point in our life, attempted to impress another person. We try to evaluate, what actions or mannerisms we can display that will impress them. And our evaluations are usually incorrect. Don’t pretend to be something you’re not.
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Translations for impress
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- beeindrucken, prägenGerman
- impresión, impresionarSpanish
- تحت تاثیر قرار دادنPersian
- impressionnerFrench
- impressionare, confiscare, requisireItalian
- beandrockenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- whakangotoMāori
- ronselenDutch
- imponereNorwegian
- impressionar, imprimirPortuguese
- [[производить]] [[впечатление]], оттиск, [[произвести]] [[впечатление]]Russian
- etkilemekTurkish
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