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under the impression

under the impression prepositional phrase: believing or making assumptions, often incorrectly.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Believing or making assumptions, often incorrectly.
    • We opened a store in Beijing under the impression that our product would be popular.
    • Under the impression he was about to be fired, he decided to quit.

Questions about under the impression

What does under the impression mean?
Under the impression means believing or making assumptions, often incorrectly.
What part of speech is under the impression?
Under the impression is a prepositional phrase.

Words near under the impression in the dictionary

  1. under the fist of
  2. under the gun
  3. under the hammer
  4. under the hood
  5. under the illusion
  6. under the impression
  7. under the influence
  8. under the jail
  9. under the knife
  10. under the lee
  11. under the loupe

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