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To make someone feel admiration and respect.

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Used as a verb, listen here, it means: To make someone feel admiration and respect. Used as a noun, listen here, it means: A mark made by or as by pressure; stamp; imprint.

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Usage examples (36)
  • Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like.
  • To make a batik, you impress a design with wax
  • Verb (used with object) : The neighbors were impressed into helping the family move
  • It drew me in almost immediately whereas Enterprise failed to impress from the get-go.
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