impresseth

Verb

impress (third-person singular simple present impresses, present participle impressing, simple past and past participle impressed)

1. (transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably; to inspire admiration from (someone).
   • You impressed me with your command of Urdu.

   Synonyms:

   make an impression, grab

   1. (intransitive, transitive) To make an impression; to be impressive; to arouse interest or favor.
      • Henderson impressed in his first game as captain.
2. (transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure; to apply (something) using pressure.
   • We impressed our footprints in the wet cement.

   Synonyms:

   press

   1. (transitive) To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
      • He impressed his signature into the wax.
   2. (figuratively, intransitive, reflexive, transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something); to convince someone of one's nature.
      • That first view of the Eiger impressed itself on my mind.
   3. (figuratively, transitive) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to cause someone to understand and accept something.
      • You have to impress the new vocabulary into your mind.

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