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impressed

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im·press 1  (m-prs)
tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es
1. To affect strongly, often favorably: wrote down whatever impressed me during the journey; was impressed by the child's sincerity. See Synonyms at affect1.
2. To produce or attempt to produce a vivid impression or image of: a scene that impressed itself on her memory; impresses the value of money on their children.
3. To mark or stamp with or as if with pressure: impressed a design on the hot wax.
4. To apply with pressure; press.
n. (mprs)
1. The act of impressing.
2. A mark or pattern produced by or as if by impressing. See Synonyms at impression.
3. A stamp or seal meant to be impressed.

[Middle English impressen, to imprint, from Old French empresser, from Latin impressus, past participle of imprimere : in-, in; see in-2 + premere, to press; see per-4 in Indo-European roots.]

im·press 2  (m-prs)
tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es
1. To compel (a person) to serve in a military force.
2. To seize (property) by force or authority; confiscate.
n. (mprs)
Impressment.

[in- + press (influenced by obsolete imprest, advance on a soldier's pay).]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.impressed - deeply or markedly affected or influenced
affected - acted upon; influenced
Translations
impressed [ɪmˈprɛst] adjimpressionné(e)
I'm very impressed! → Je suis très impressionné!
to be impressed by sb/sth, to be impressed with sb/sth → être impressionné(e) par qn/qch

impressed متأثر ohromený imponeret beeindruckt εντυπωσιασμένος impresionado johon on tehty vaikutus impressionné impresioniran impressionato 印象づけられた 감명을 받은 onder de indruk imponert zachwycony impressionado впечатленный imponerad อย่างประทับใจ etkilenmiş có ấn tượng 印象深刻的


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It may be that the exceptional surroundings in which we found ourselves, in the midst of an incredible silence, impressed us to an unusual extent.
This answer deeply impressed the Lawyer, and having ascertained that the Burglar had accumulated no money in his profession he threw up the case.
His weather-beaten and handsome face, his portly presence, his shirt- fronts and broad cuffs and gold links, his air of bluff distinction, impressed the humble beholders (stevedores, tally clerks, tide-waiters) as he walked ashore over the gangway of his ship lying at the Circular Quay in Sydney.
 
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