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How to pronounce impress in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms print
Type of write
Has types boldface, typeset, offset, letter, cyclostyle, prove, overprint, italicise, set, print over, italicize
Type Words
Synonyms imprint
Type of change surface
Has types stamp, boss, emboss
Derivation impression


To make a batik, you impress a design with wax.
Type Words
Synonyms yarn-dye
Type of dye
Type Words
Synonyms shanghai
Type of kidnap, snatch, nobble, abduct
Derivation impressment
Type Words
Synonyms affect, move, strike
Has types alienate, awaken, cloud, disturb, engrave, hit home, infect, ingrain, instill, jar, move, pierce, sadden, smite, stir, strike a chord, strike a note, strike dumb, strike home, surprise, sweep away, sweep off, touch, trouble, upset, zap
Verb group prompt, actuate, incite, motivate, propel, move, strike, hit, come to
Derivation impressible, impressive


This child impressed me as unusually mature.
Type Words
Synonyms impressment
Type of seizure
Type Words
Synonyms ingrain, instill
Type of affect, strike, move
Derivation impressive
Type Words
Type of strike, affect, move
Has types prepossess, wow
Derivation impressive


The young chess player impressed her audience.

Examples of impress

impress
Things go wrong when a photographer turns newsreel-maker to impress a secretary.
From the post-gazette.com
Sharp, racy lines, dark windows, lots of power, built to be seen and to impress.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Sounds like a desperate attempt to impress the Oakland Raiders before draft day.
From the omaha.com
Non-roster arm Miguel Batista, 40, made the club after failing to impress early.
From the stltoday.com
Are you looking to impress your boss, or are you sitting out on your back porch?
From the dailyherald.com
If your home does not impress them on their initial visit, they will not return.
From the ocregister.com
Use it at a dinner party to describe Andy Kaufman, and you impress your friends.
From the online.wsj.com
It's very difficult when you're at a camp with all the guards trying to impress.
From the dailynews.com
If you meet a he or she worth impressing with your incredible wit, impress away.
From the denverpost.com
More examples
  • Affect: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
  • The act of coercing someone into government service
  • Impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience"
  • Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
  • Mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"
  • Print: reproduce by printing
  • Shanghai: take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"
  • Dye (fabric) before it is spun
  • The act of impressing; An impression, and impressed image or copy of something; A stamp or seal used to make an impression; An impression on the mind, imagination etc; To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably; To produce a vivid impression of (something); To mark or stamp (something) ...