Meaning & use
impress
To make someone feel admiration or respect through one's abilities or qualities.
See it in a sentence
She hoped her portfolio would impress the hiring committee.
The young pianist impressed the audience with her flawless performance.
A note on using this word
Impress can also mean to press a mark firmly into a surface, as in impressing a seal into wax.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
disappoint
Another way to use it
2. verb
To press a mark or shape firmly into a surface.
The blacksmith impressed his maker's stamp into the hot metal.
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