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Impress

noun/ɪmpɹˈɛs/
Definition
the act of coercing someone into government service
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɪmpɹˈɛs/
🇬🇧British English
/ɪmpɹˈɛs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɪmpɹˈɛs/
2 syllables Say it as /ɪmpɹˈɛs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of coercing someone into government service
verbhave an emotional or cognitive impact upon
“This child impressed me as unusually mature”
verbimpress positively
“The young chess player impressed her audience”
verbproduce or try to produce a vivid impression of
“Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us”
verbmark or stamp with or as if with pressure
“To make a batik, you impress a design with wax”
verbreproduce by printing
verbtake (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
“The men were shanghaied after being drugged”
verbdye (fabric) before it is spun
Word Forms
impressverbtake (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
affectiveadjectivecharacterized by emotion
affectnounthe conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
impressibleadjectiveeasily impressed or influenced
impressiveadjectiveproducing a strong effect
instillingnounteaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition
impressionnounthe act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another
imprintnounan impression produced by pressure or printing
printnounthe text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
printernounsomeone whose occupation is printing
printingnounreproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
shanghaiernouna kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship
impressmentnounthe act of coercing someone into government service
impressnounthe act of coercing someone into government service
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
beeindrucken
der Akt, jemanden zum Staatsdienst zu zwingen
🇫🇷French
impressionner
le fait de contraindre quelqu'un à entrer au service du gouvernement
🇪🇸Spanish
impresionar
el acto de obligar a alguien a servir al gobierno
🇮🇹Italian
impressionare
l’atto di costringere qualcuno a prestare servizio governativo
🇳🇱Dutch
indruk
het dwingen van iemand tot overheidsdienst
🇵🇹Portuguese
impressionar
o ato de coagir alguém a servir no governo
🇷🇺Russian
произвести впечатление
принуждение кого-либо к государственной службе
India
🇮🇳Hindi
छाप
किसी को सरकारी सेवा में जबरदस्ती लाने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রভাবিত
কাউকে সরকারি চাকরিতে বাধ্য করার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
ஈர்க்க
ஒருவரை அரசாங்க சேவையில் கட்டாயப்படுத்தும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆకట్టుకుంటారు
ఒకరిని ప్రభుత్వ సేవలోకి బలవంతం చేసే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
प्रभावित करणे
एखाद्याला सरकारी सेवेत भाग पाडण्याची कृती
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રભાવિત
કોઈને સરકારી સેવામાં દબાણ કરવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರಭಾವ ಬೀರುತ್ತವೆ
ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಸೇವೆಗೆ ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മതിപ്പുളവാക്കുക
ആരെയെങ്കിലും സർക്കാർ സേവനത്തിലേക്ക് നിർബന്ധിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ
ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
متاثر
کسی کو سرکاری ملازمت میں مجبور کرنے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
留下深刻印象
强迫某人进入政府服务的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
印象づける
誰かに政府への奉仕を強制する行為
🇰🇷Korean
날인
누군가를 공직에 강요하는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
gây ấn tượng
hành động ép buộc ai đó vào dịch vụ của chính phủ
🇹🇭Thai
ประทับใจ
การบังคับบุคคลให้เข้ารับราชการ
🇮🇩Indonesian
membuat terkesan
tindakan memaksa seseorang menjadi pegawai pemerintah
🇵🇭Filipino
mapabilib
ang pagkilos ng pagpilit sa isang tao sa paglilingkod sa gobyerno
🇲🇾Malay
menarik perhatian
tindakan memaksa seseorang untuk berkhidmat dalam kerajaan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
إقناع
فعل إكراه شخص ما على الخدمة الحكومية
🇮🇷Persian
تحت تاثیر قرار دادن
عمل مجبور کردن کسی به خدمات دولتی
🇹🇷Turkish
etkilemek
birini devlet hizmetine zorlama eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַרְשִׁים
מעשה של כפיית מישהו לשירות ממשלתי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'impress'?
The primary meaning of 'impress' is 'the act of coercing someone into government service'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'impress' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'impress' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'impress' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'impress' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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