impress

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪmˈpɹɛs/ See IPA manual

Freq #4556

Meanings

1

verb
To make someone feel admiration because of something good or skilful.

The young pianist impressed everyone with her talent.
2

verb
To fix an idea firmly in someone's mind.

My parents impressed on me the value of hard work.
3

verb
To make a mark or pattern on a surface by pressing.

We impressed our footprints in the wet cement.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make someone feel... strike

3 verb · to make a mark or pattern... imprint print stamp

More confiscate impound seize sequester

Word family

Forms impressesimpressing

Derived forms impressableimpressedimpresserimpressible impression impressive impressively impressmentimpresstaurantoverimpressreimpressunderimpress

Etymology

From Middle English impressen, from Latin impressus, perfect passive participle of imprimere (“to press into or upon, stick, stamp, or dig into”), from in (“in, upon”) + premere (“to press”).

impressen Middle English impressus Latin

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# impress

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪmˈpɹɛs/
**Frequency rank:** 4556

## Meanings
1. To make someone feel admiration because of something good or skilful.
2. To fix an idea firmly in someone's mind.
3. To make a mark or pattern on a surface by pressing.

## Examples
- The young pianist impressed everyone with her talent.
- My parents impressed on me the value of hard work.
- We impressed our footprints in the wet cement.

## Synonyms
- confiscate
- impound
- seize
- sequester

## Derived Forms
- impressable
- impressed
- impresser
- impressible
- impression
- impressive
- impressively
- impressment
- impresstaurant
- overimpress
- reimpress
- underimpress

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: impressen
- Root: impressus
- Affix: im- - not

## Etymology
From Middle English impressen, from Latin impressus, perfect passive participle of imprimere (“to press into or upon, stick, stamp, or dig into”), from in (“in, upon”) + premere (“to press”).

## AI Etymology
Impress comes from Middle English impressen, from Latin impressus, perfect passive participle of imprimere (“to press into or upon, stick, stamp, or dig into”), from in (“in, upon”) + premere (“to press”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named elements. In current use, the main senses are “To make someone feel admiration because of something good or skilful” and “To fix an idea firmly in someone's mind”.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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