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impress

im·press
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb im-pres; noun im-pres]
    • /verb ɪmˈprɛs; noun ˈɪm prɛs/
    • /ɪmˈpres/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb im-pres; noun im-pres]
    • /verb ɪmˈprɛs; noun ˈɪm prɛs/

Definitions of impress word

  • verb with object impress to press or force into public service, as sailors. 1
  • verb with object impress to seize or take for public use. 1
  • verb with object impress to take or persuade into service by forceful arguments: The neighbors were impressed into helping the family move. 1
  • verb without object impress to create a favorable impression; draw attention to oneself: a child's behavior intended to impress. 1
  • abbreviation IMPRESS impressment. 1
  • noun impress Make (someone) feel admiration and respect. 1

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Origin of impress

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Latin impressus past participle of imprimere to press into or upon, impress, equivalent to im- im-1 + pressus past participle of premere (combining form -primere) to press1; see print

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Impress

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

impress popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

impress usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for impress

verb impress

  • thrill — to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body.
  • faze — to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him.
  • touch — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
  • affect — If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way.
  • awe — Awe is the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with something wonderful and often rather frightening.

noun impress

  • emblem — A heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family.
  • newsprint — a low-grade, machine-finished paper made from wood pulp and a small percentage of sulfite pulp, used chiefly for newspapers.
  • lithograph — a print produced by lithography.
  • track — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
  • seal — a member of the U.S. Navy’s special operations forces.

Antonyms for impress

verb impress

  • create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
  • dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
  • delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
  • calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
  • discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.

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