impress

🇺🇸 /ɪmˈpres/ 🇬🇧 /ɪmˈpres/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
verb
B2

to make someone admire you or something

She tried to impress the judges with her singing.

R

to make someone understand something is important

The teacher tried to impress the importance of studying.

R

to have a strong effect on someone's mind

His speech made a strong impress on the audience.

translation

v. to make someone admire you or something; to make someone understand something is important; to have a strong effect on someone's mind

Word Forms

3rd Present impresses
Past impressed
Perfect impressed
Progressive impressing