impressed
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Definitions ofimpressed
- To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
Example: "You impressed me with your command of Urdu."
- To make an impression, to be impressive.
Example: "Henderson impressed in his first game as captain."
- To produce a vivid impression of (something).
Example: "That first view of the Eiger impressed itself on my mind."
- To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
Example: "We impressed our footprints in the wet cement."
- To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
- To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
- To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
Example: "The press gang used to impress people into the Navy."
- To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
Example: "The liner was impressed as a troop carrier."
- Strongly affected, especially favourably
- Stamped, under pressure
- Compelled to serve in a military force
- Confiscated by force or authority
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