noun

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The act of impressing.

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An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.

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A stamp or seal used to make an impression.

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An impression on the mind, imagination etc.

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Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.

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A heraldic device; an impresa.

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The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.

verb

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To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.

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You impressed me with your command of Urdu.

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To make an impression, to be impressive.

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Henderson impressed in his first game as captain.

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To produce a vivid impression of (something).

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That first view of the Eiger impressed itself on my mind.

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To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.

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We impressed our footprints in the wet cement.

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To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).

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To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.

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To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.

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The press gang used to impress people into the Navy.

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To seize or confiscate (property) by force.

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The liner was impressed as a troop carrier.

Examples of impresses in a Sentence

Neither attachment nor even habit impresses him; never tame, though not wide-awake enough to be exactly wild."

Matter, according to him, impresses the afferent nervous system, this the brain, this the efferent nervous system, while consciousness remains a mere spectator.

Each of these schools impresses its pupils, in the case of the birds, with its own stamp, but there are many combinations, since in the course of phyletic development many a group of birds has exchanged one school for another.

Though the experimental and theoretical developments were not necessarily dependent on each other, and by far the larger proportion of the subject which we now term " Spectroscopy " could stand irrespective of Gustav Kirchhoff's thermodynamical investigations, there is no doubt that the latter was, historically speaking, the immediate cause of the feeling of confidence with which the new branch of science was received, for nothing impresses the scientific world more strongly than just that little touch of mystery which attaches to a mathematical investigation which can only be understood by the few, and is taken on trust by the many, provided that the author is a man who commands general confidence.

The rigid adherents to the synod of Dort accused them of Pelagianism, and even of Manichaeism, and the controversy between the parties was carried on with great zeal; yet the whole question between them was only, whether the will of man is determined by the immediate action of God upon it, or by the intervention of a knowledge which God impresses on the mind.

In 1672 Saint-Mars proposes - the significance of this action is discussed later - to allow Dauger to act as "valet" to Lauzun; Louvois firmly refuses, but in 1675 allows him to be employed as valet to Fouquet, and he impresses upon Saint-Mars the importance of nobody learning about Dauger's "past."

Aphraates impresses a reader favourably by his moral earnestness, his guilelessness, his moderation in controversy, the simplicity of his style and language, his saturation with the ideas and words of Scripture.

Click for video clip The Cat impresses the gorgeous air-traffic controller by doing a tap dance with the Blue Midget.

Poise and balance are essential for a good slapper, and an effective follow-through always impresses.

What is impresses us is the thought that Chris has put in to make this a family friendly pub.

For Miss Keller to spell a sentence in the manual alphabet impresses it on her mind just as we learn a thing from having heard it many times and can call back the memory of its sound.

One thing that impresses everybody is Helen's tireless activity.

The founder of a sect or party, or an inventor, impresses us less when we know how or by what the way was prepared for his activity.

Chili goes to meet the young, innocent Linda at her sleazy club, where her singing impresses him.

Choose a look you love, and allow it to fill the space naturally for a design that always impresses.

Nothing impresses a crowd quite like stellar water shots.

Consistent with the quality of other Xbox 360 titles, Perfect Dark Zero impresses even the most critical player.

This feminine Casio BABY-G dolphin Series impresses every wearer with its unique combination and characteristics.

If a touch of camouflage is what you want, then you should be able to find the style that most impresses you.

If she impresses her boss, she stands to earn a $10,000 bonus.

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