/ɪmˈpreʃən/
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Translation
The feeling or idea that stays in your mind about a person or thing after you meet or see it.
Word origin
From Latin imprimere, meaning to press into, like a stamp pressed into wax.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- imprimere
- English cognates
- press, print
Examples
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To make a good impression means people liked and remembered you.
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A first impression is what you think when you see something for the first time.
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"Get the impression" means you feel something is true without being told.
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