impress

verb
UK: /ɪmˈpres/
US: /ɪmˈpres/

  1. To cause someone to admire or respect you.

    1. She tried to impress him with her new dress. [ ] [ ]
    2. He wanted to impress upon them the need for immediate action. [ ] [ ]

  2. To make someone feel admiration and respect.

    1. His skills impress everyone he works with every day. [ ] [ ]
    2. The sheer scale of the building cannot fail to impress visitors. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

feeling sensation impact imprint effect engrave influence affect stamp
impress transitive-verb

  1. To make someone understand something important.

    1. I must impress on you the importance of being polite. [ ] [ ]
    2. We have to impress upon young people the value of education. [ ] [ ]

  2. To emphasize the importance or seriousness of something.

    1. Let me impress upon you the gravity of this situation. [ ] [ ]
    2. The teacher tried to impress on her students the value of hard work. [ ] [ ]
impress noun

  1. A strong effect produced on the mind or feelings.

    1. She made a good impress when she met his parents. [ ] [ ]
    2. The play left a lasting impress on everyone who watched it. [ ] [ ]

  2. A mark or design made by pressing something onto a surface.

    1. The impress of her hand was still visible in the clay. [ ] [ ]
    2. The coin had a clear impress of the king's head on one side. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "impress" in English means: To cause someone to admire or respect you., To make someone feel admiration and respect..

The phonetic transcription of "impress" is /ɪmˈpres/ in British English and /ɪmˈpres/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "impress": feeling, sensation, impact, imprint, effect, engrave, influence, affect, stamp.

Example usage of "impress": "She tried to impress him with her new dress.". More examples on the page.