Impress definition
An example of impress is to show off excellent swimming skills to new learners.
An example of impress is to put a stamp on an envelope.
An example of an impress is a stamped design on a piece of paper.
To impress clay with a die.
Henderson impressed in his first game as captain.
That first view of the Eiger impressed itself on my mind.
Wrote down whatever impressed me during the journey; was impressed by the child's sincerity.
A scene that impressed itself on her memory; parents that impress the value of money on their children.
Impressed the wax with a design.
Impressed the stamp onto the wax.
A design left by impress of a seal.
A politician who left her impress on foreign policy.
To impress a die into clay.
Alternative Forms
Origin of impress
-
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- in– press (influenced by obsolete imprest advance on a soldier's pay)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- 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”).
From Wiktionary