Impression I ɪmˈpreʃn Made False Book Person Make

• my first impression of him was favourable.
• she gives the impression of being very busy.
• i did not get the impression that they were unhappy about the situation.
• i had the impression that it was all done in a hurry.

impression

1. an idea, a feeling or an opinion that you get about somebody/something, or that somebody/something gives you
• My first impression of him was favourable.
• She gives the impression of being very busy.
• I did not get the impression that they were unhappy about the situation.
• I had the impression that it was all done in a hurry.
• My impression is that there are still a lot of problems.
• Try and smile. You don't want to give people the wrong impression (= that you are not friendly).
• He does not want to give a false impression of progress.
• If you want to create the right impression, I suggest you wear a suit.

Extra Examples

• Her performance did little to change my impression of her.
• I got the distinct impression that you disliked her.
• I had the wrong impression about him.
• I must correct a false impression that I gave you just now.
• It was difficult to avoid the impression that he was assisting them for selfish reasons.
• She was trying to maintain the impression that she was in control.
• The book leaves you with a distorted impression of politics.
• The village gives a good impression of what a medieval city would have looked like.
• There is a widespread impression that schooling needs to be improved.
2. the effect that an experience or a person has on somebody/something
• You'll have to play better than that if you really want to make an impression (= to make people admire you).
• His trip to India made a strong impression on him.
• My words made no impression on her.
• The whole business left a lasting impression on Margaret.
• The new player failed to make an immediate impression on the team.
• I don't think this argument made any impression upon the brothers.
• The events left an indelible impression on all those who witnessed them.
• The stillness and silence leave a deep impression on visitors.
3. a drawing showing what a person looks like or what a place or a building will look like in the future
• This is an artist's impression of the new stadium.
4. a clever or funny copy of the way a person acts or speaks
• SYNONYM impersonation
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/impersonation
• He did an impression of Tom Hanks.
• She did her Marilyn Monroe impression.
5. an appearance that may be false
• Clever lighting creates an impression of space in a room.
6. a mark that is left when an object is pressed hard into a surface
• The dentist made an impression of his teeth.
• The sealing wax bore the impression of a sailing ship.
7. all the copies of a book that are printed at one time, with few or no changes to the contents since the last time the book was printed
• COMPARE edition
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/edition
8. believing, usually wrongly, that something is true or is happening
• I was under the impression that the work had already been completed.
• The soldiers scattered, under the impression that it was an enemy attack.
• I was under the impression that you weren't coming until tomorrow.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: via Old French from Latin impressio(n-), from impress- ‘pressed in’, from the verb imprimere, from in- ‘into’ + premere ‘to press’.