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impress
to apply pressure; to affect or influence strongly; to compel someone to serve in the military
Not to be confused with:
empress – a woman who rules an empire; the wife or widow of an emperor
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im·press 1
(ĭm-prĕs′)tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es
1. To affect strongly, often favorably: wrote down whatever impressed me during the journey; was impressed by the child's sincerity.
2. To produce or attempt to produce a vivid impression or image of: a scene that impressed itself on her memory; parents that impress the value of money on their children.
3. To mark or stamp with pressure: impressed the wax with a design.
4. To apply with pressure; press: impressed the stamp onto the wax.
n. (ĭm′prĕs′)
1. The act of impressing: a design left by impress of a seal.
2. A mark or pattern of influence produced by someone or something; an impression: a politician who left her impress on foreign policy.
3. A stamp or seal meant to be impressed.
[Middle English impressen, to imprint, from Old French empresser, from Latin impressus, past participle of imprimere : in-, in; see in-2 + premere, to press; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
im·press 2
(ĭm-prĕs′)tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es
1. To compel (a person) to serve in the military, particularly in the naval forces, especially by seizure.
2. To seize (property) by force or authority, especially for military purposes; confiscate.
3. Law To impose a constructive trust or a lien upon property, as a matter of equity, to protect a person without legal title but with a legally recognized interest.
n. (ĭm′prĕs)
Impressment.
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impress
vb (tr)
1. to make an impression on; have a strong, lasting, or favourable effect on: I am impressed by your work.
2. to produce (an imprint, etc) by pressure in or on (something): to impress a seal in wax; to impress wax with a seal.
3. (often foll by on) to stress (something to a person); urge; emphasize: to impress the danger of a situation on someone.
4. to exert pressure on; press
5. (Electronics) electronics to apply (a voltage) to a circuit or device
n
6. the act or an instance of impressing
7. a mark, imprint, or effect produced by impressing
[C14: from Latin imprimere to press into, imprint, from premere to press1]
imˈpresser n
imˈpressible adj
impress
vb
(Military) to commandeer or coerce (men or things) into government service; press-gang
n
(Military) the act of commandeering or coercing into government service; impressment
[C16: see im- in-2, press2]
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im•press1
(v. ɪmˈprɛs; n. ˈɪm prɛs)v.t.
1. to affect deeply or strongly; influence: He impressed us as sincere.
2. to establish firmly: We impressed on her the importance of honesty.
3. to press (an object) into something.
4. to produce (a mark) by pressure; imprint.
5. to apply with pressure so as to leave an imprint.
6. to furnish with a mark by or as if by stamping.
7. to cause (a voltage) to appear or be produced on a conductor, circuit, etc.
v.i. 8. to create a favorable impression: behavior intended to impress.
n. 9. the act of impressing.
10. a mark made by or as if by pressure.
11. effect; impression.
[1325–75; Middle English < Latin imprimere to press into or upon, impress =im- im-1 + -primere, comb. form of premere to press2]
im•press2
(v. ɪmˈprɛs; n. ˈɪm prɛs)v.t.
1. to press or force into public service, esp. into the navy.
2. to take for public use.
3. to enlist into service by forceful argument.
n. 4. impressment.
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impress
Past participle: impressed
Gerund: impressing
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| Noun | 1. | impress - the act of coercing someone into government service seizure - the taking possession of something by legal process |
| Verb | 1. |  impress - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"infect - affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room" surprise - cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me" ingrain, instill, impress - produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" awaken - make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts" incite, motivate, prompt, propel, actuate, move - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" engrave - impress or affect deeply; "The event engraved itself into her memory" strike dumb - render speechless, as by surprising or shocking; "we were struck dumb by the candidate's announcement" zap - strike suddenly and with force; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes" jar - affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience" hit home, strike a note, strike home, strike a chord - refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this message hits home!" smite - affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love for this young girl" cloud - make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness" pierce - move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students" impress - impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience" sweep off, sweep away - overwhelm emotionally; "Her swept her away" touch, stir - affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy" move - arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all" sadden - make unhappy; "The news of her death saddened me" alienate - make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated; "the boring work alienated his employees" |
| 2. | impress - impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" prepossess - make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance" wow - impress greatly; "The speaker wowed the audience" | |
| 3. | impress - produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" | |
| 4. | impress - mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax" change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface stamp - to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something; "a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps" | |
| 5. | impress - reproduce by printing write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet" letter - set down or print with letters prove - take a trial impression of offset - produce by offset printing; "offset the conference proceedings" overprint, print over - print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper cyclostyle - print with an implement with small toothed wheels that cuts small holes in a stencil boldface - print in boldface | |
| 6. | impress - take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged" crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" | |
| 7. | impress - dye (fabric) before it is spun dye - color with dye; "Please dye these shoes" |
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impress
verb
impress something on or upon someone stress, bring home to, instil in, drum into, knock into, emphasize to, fix in, inculcate in, ingrain in I've impressed on them the need for professionalism.
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impress
verb1. To evoke a usually strong mental or emotional response from:
2. To fix (an idea, for example) in someone's mind by reemphasis and repetition:
The visible effect made on a surface by pressure:
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Translations
يُؤَثِّرُ فِييؤكِّد ، يَطْبَعُ في فِكْرِهيَتْرُك أثَرايَتْرُك إنْطِباعا أو أثرايُثَبِّت في الذّاكِره، يَطْبَع
přesvědčitučinit dojemudělat dojemvštípitvtlačit
imponereindprente sigindskærpeprægegøre indtryk på
tehdä vaikutus
impresionirati
elméjébe véshatás: nagy hatással vanrábélyegezrányom
gera far íinnprenta, festaleggja áherslu ásnerta; vekja aîdáun eîa hrifningu
強く印象づける
감명을 주다
atkreipti dėmesįdaryti įspūdįįsikaltiįsispaustiįspaudas
iedvestieskaidrotiespaidotiespiestiespiesties
urobiť dojem
narediti dober vtis
imponera
ประทับใจ
etkilemekhayranlık uyandırmakiz bırakmakkafasına sokmakvurgulamak
gây ấn tượng
impress
A. [ɪmˈpres] VT
1. (= make good impression on) → impresionar
he does it just to impress people → lo hace sólo para impresionar a la gente
he is not easily impressed → no se deja impresionar fácilmente
how did she impress you? → ¿qué impresión te hizo or causó?
he impressed me quite favourably → me hizo muy buena impresión
I'm very impressed! → ¡estoy admirado!
I was not impressed → no me hizo buena impresión
he does it just to impress people → lo hace sólo para impresionar a la gente
he is not easily impressed → no se deja impresionar fácilmente
how did she impress you? → ¿qué impresión te hizo or causó?
he impressed me quite favourably → me hizo muy buena impresión
I'm very impressed! → ¡estoy admirado!
I was not impressed → no me hizo buena impresión
2. (= mark) (lit) → imprimir, estampar (fig) (in the mind) → grabar
to impress sth (up)on sb (fig) → convencer a algn de la importancia de algo
I tried to impress the importance of the job on him → traté de convencerle de la importancia del trabajo, traté de recalcar lo importante que era el trabajo
I must impress upon you that → tengo que subrayar que ...
it impressed itself upon my mind → se me quedó grabado en la mente
to impress sth (up)on sb (fig) → convencer a algn de la importancia de algo
I tried to impress the importance of the job on him → traté de convencerle de la importancia del trabajo, traté de recalcar lo importante que era el trabajo
I must impress upon you that → tengo que subrayar que ...
it impressed itself upon my mind → se me quedó grabado en la mente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
impress
[ɪmˈprɛs] vt (= make a favourable impression on) → impressionner
She's trying to impress you → Elle essaie de t'impressionner.
She's trying to impress you → Elle essaie de t'impressionner.
(= mark) → imprimer
(= emphasize) to impress sth on sb → bien faire comprendre qch à qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
impress
vt
person → beeindrucken; (= arouse admiration in) → imponieren (+dat); how did it/he impress you? → wie fanden Sie das/ihn?; he/it impressed me favourably → er/das hat einen guten or günstigen Eindruck auf mich gemacht; I am not impressed → das beeindruckt mich nicht, das imponiert mir gar nicht; she is not easily impressed → sie lässt sich nicht so leicht beeindrucken; he doesn’t impress me as a politician → als Politiker macht er keinen Eindruck auf mich
(= fix in mind) → einschärfen (on sb jdm); idea, danger, possibility → (deutlich) klarmachen (on sb jdm)
(= press to make mark) to impress something onto/into something → etw auf etw (acc) → aufdrücken or aufprägen/in etw (acc) → eindrücken or einprägen; his parting words impressed themselves on my mind → seine Abschiedsworte haben sich mir eingeprägt; that day has remained impressed in my memory → diesen Tag werde ich nie vergessen
n → Abdruck m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
impress
[ɪmˈprɛs] vta. (make good impression on) → fare una buona impressione a or su, colpire favorevolmente
how did she impress you? → che impressione ti ha fatto?
he impressed me quite favourably → mi ha fatto un'impressione abbastanza buona
I'm not impressed → non ne sono rimasto colpito
how did she impress you? → che impressione ti ha fatto?
he impressed me quite favourably → mi ha fatto un'impressione abbastanza buona
I'm not impressed → non ne sono rimasto colpito
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
impress
(imˈpres) verb1. to cause feelings of admiration etc in (a person). I was impressed by his good behaviour.
2. (with on or upon) to stress (something to someone). I must impress upon you the need for silence.
3. to fix (a fact etc in the mind). She re-read the plans in order to impress the details on her memory.
4. make (a mark) on something by pressing. a footprint impressed in the sand.
imˈpression (-ʃən) noun1. the idea or effect produced in someone's mind by a person, experience etc. The film made a great impression on me.
2. a vague idea. I have the impression that he's not pleased.
3. the mark left by an object on another object. The dog left an impression of its paws in the wet cement.
4. a single printing of a book etc.
imˈpressive (-siv) adjective (negative unimpressive) making a great impression on a person's mind, feelings etc. an impressive ceremony.
imˈpressively adverbimˈpressiveness noun
be under the impression (that)
to have the (often wrong) feeling or idea that. I was under the impression that you were paying for this meal.
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impress
→ يُؤَثِّرُ فِي udělat dojem imponere beeindrucken εντυπωσιάζω impresionar tehdä vaikutus impressionner impresionirati colpire 強く印象づける 감명을 주다 indruk maken imponere zachwycić impressionar впечатлять imponera ประทับใจ etkilemek gây ấn tượng 留下印象Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009