impressed
/ɪmˈpɹɛst/
verb
- 1
To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
“You impressed me with your command of Urdu.”
- 2
To make an impression, to be impressive.
“Henderson impressed in his first game as captain.”
- 3
To produce a vivid impression of (something).
“That first view of the Eiger impressed itself on my mind.”
- 4
To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
“We impressed our footprints in the wet cement.”
- 5
To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
- 6
To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
- 7
To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
“The press gang used to impress people into the Navy.”
- 8
To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
“The liner was impressed as a troop carrier.”
adjective
- 1
Strongly affected, especially favourably
- 2
Stamped, under pressure
- 3
Compelled to serve in a military force
- 4
Confiscated by force or authority
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