/ɪmˈpres/
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Translation
To make someone admire you or think that you are very good.
Word origin
From Latin imprimere, to press into, from in- plus premere, to press.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- imprimere
- English cognates
- press, print
Grammar
Verb typeregular (impress, impresses, impressed)
Examples
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To "impress" someone is to make them think well of you.
singing .
"Impressed" is the past form.
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"Be impressed by" says what made you admire something.
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