Impressed Impress ɪmˈpres Grand Canyon Fails Verb Interviewed

• we interviewed a number of candidates but none of them impressed us.
• the grand canyon never fails to impress people.
• the grand canyon never fails to impress.
• his sincerity impressed her.

impress

Verb Forms

1. if a person or thing impresses you, you admire them or it
• SEE ALSO impressed
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• We interviewed a number of candidates but none of them impressed us.
• The Grand Canyon never fails to impress people.
• The Grand Canyon never fails to impress.
• His sincerity impressed her.
• He impressed her with his sincerity.
• It impressed me that she remembered my name.

Extra Examples

• I was young and easily impressed.
• This game is his big chance to impress.
• She impressed us with both the depth and range of her knowledge.
2. to make somebody understand how important, serious, etc. something is by emphasizing it
• He impressed on us the need for immediate action.
• Their responsibilities are impressed on them during training.
3. to have a great effect on something, especially somebody’s mind, imagination, etc.
• Her words impressed themselves on my memory.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in the sense ‘apply with pressure’): from Old French empresser, from em- ‘in’ + presser ‘to press’, influenced by Latin imprimere, from in- ‘into’ + premere ‘to press’. Sense (1) dates from the mid 18th cent.