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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Impress \Im*press"\, v. i.
     To be impressed; to rest. [Obs.]
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           Such fiendly thoughts in his heart impress. --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Impress \Im"press\, n.; pl. Impresses.
     1. The act of impressing or making.
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     2. A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the
        image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if
        by pressure; result produced by pressure or influence.
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              The impresses of the insides of these shells.
                                                    --Woodward.
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              This weak impress of love is as a figure
              Trenched in ice.                      --Shak.
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     3. Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp. --South.
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     4. A device. See Impresa. --Cussans.
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              To describe . . . emblazoned shields,
              Impresses quaint.                     --Milton.
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     5. [See Imprest, Press to force into service.] The act of
        impressing, or taking by force for the public service;
        compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
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              Why such impress of shipwrights?      --Shak.
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     Impress gang, a party of men, with an officer, employed to
        impress seamen for ships of war; a press gang.
  
     Impress money, a sum of money paid, immediately upon their
        entering service, to men who have been impressed.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Impresa \Im*pre"sa\ ([-e]m*pr[=a]"s[.a]), n. [It. See Emprise,
     and cf. Impress, n., 4.] (Her.)
     A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate or the
     like. [Written also imprese and impress.]
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           My impresa to your lordship; a swain
           Flying to a laurel for shelter.          --J. Webster.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Impress \Im*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impressed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Impressing.] [L. impressus, p. p. of imprimere to
     impress; pref. im- in, on + premere to press. See Press to
     squeeze, and cf. Imprint.]
     1. To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by
        pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears
        the impression).
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              His heart, like an agate, with your print impressed.
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to
        imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
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     3. Fig.: To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to
        the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
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              Impress the motives of persuasion upon our own
              hearts till we feel the force of them. --I. Watts.
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     4. [See Imprest, Impress, n., 5.] To take by force for
        public service; as, to impress sailors or money.
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              The second five thousand pounds impressed for the
              service of the sick and wounded prisoners. --Evelyn.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Impresa \Im*pre"sa\, n. [It. See Emprise, and cf. Impress,
     n., 4.] (Her.)
     A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate or the
     like. [Written also imprese and impress.]
  
           My impresa to your lordship; a swain Flying to a laurel
           for shelter.                             --J. Webster.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Impress \Im*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impressed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Impressing.] [L. impressus, p. p. of imprimere to
     impress; pref. im- in, on + premere to press. See Press to
     squeeze, and cf. Imprint.]
     1. To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by
        pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears
        the impression).
  
              His heart, like an agate, with your print impressed.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     2. To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to
        imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
  
     3. Fig.: To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to
        the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
  
              Impress the motives of persuasion upon our own
              hearts till we feel the force of them. --I. Watts.
  
     4. [See Imprest, Impress, n., 5.] To take by force for
        public service; as, to impress sailors or money.
  
              The second five thousand pounds impressed for the
              service of the sick and wounded prisoners. --Evelyn.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Impress \Im*press"\, v. i.
     To be impressed; to rest. [Obs.]
  
           Such fiendly thoughts in his heart impress. --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Impress \Im"press\, n.; pl. Impresses.
     1. The act of impressing or making.
  
     2. A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the
        image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if
        by pressure; result produced by pressure or influence.
  
              The impresses of the insides of these shells.
                                                    --Woodward.
  
              This weak impress of love is as a figure Trenched in
              ice.                                  --Shak.
  
     3. Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp. --South.
  
     4. A device. See Impresa. --Cussans.
  
              To describe . . . emblazoned shields, Impresses
              quaint.                               --Milton.
  
     5. [See Imprest, Press to force into service.] The act of
        impressing, or taking by force for the public service;
        compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
  
              Why such impress of shipwrights?      --Shak.
  
     Impress gang, a party of men, with an officer, employed to
        impress seamen for ships of war; a press gang.
  
     Impress money, a sum of money paid, immediately upon their
        entering service, to men who have been impressed.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  impress
       n : the act of coercing someone into government service [syn: impressment]
       v 1: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child
            impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck
            me as odd" [syn: affect, move, strike]
       2: impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her
          audience"
       3: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother
          tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" [syn: ingrain,
           instill]
       4: mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik,
          you impress a design with wax" [syn: imprint]
       5: reproduce by printing [syn: print]
       6: take (someone) against his will for compulsory service,
          especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after
          being drugged" [syn: shanghai]
       7: dye (fabric) before it is spun [syn: yarn-dye]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  impress
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (μτβ+αμτβ) εντυπωσιάζω, μου κάνει εντύπωση,  θαυμάζω κάποιον ή κάτι
     2 (ετικ μτβ επίσημο Αγγλικά) εντυπώνω, έχει μεγάλη επίδραση σε κάτι,
  ειδικά στο μυαλό, τη φαντασία κάποιου, κτλ.
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ+αμτβ) εντυπωσιάζω, μου κάνει εντύπωση,  θαυμάζω κάποιον ή κάτι
     2 (ετικ μτβ επίσημο Αγγλικά) εντυπώνω, έχει μεγάλη επίδραση σε κάτι,
  ειδικά στο μυαλό, τη φαντασία κάποιου, κτλ.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  impress
     n.
     1 The act of impressing. <!--in which sense?-->
     2 An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often
  favourably.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
     3 (lb en transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
     4 (lb en transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
     5 To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or
  figure upon something).
     6 (lb en figurative) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly
  to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
     7 (lb en transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military
  force.
     8 (lb en transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  impress
     n.
     1 The act of impressing. <!--in which sense?-->
     2 An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often
  favourably.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
     3 (lb en transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
     4 (lb en transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
     5 To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or
  figure upon something).
     6 (lb en figurative) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly
  to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
     7 (lb en transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military
  force.
     8 (lb en transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  impress
     n.
     1 The act of impressing. <!--in which sense?-->
     2 An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often
  favourably.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
     3 (lb en transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
     4 (lb en transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
     5 To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or
  figure upon something).
     6 (lb en figurative) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly
  to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
     7 (lb en transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military
  force.
     8 (lb en transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  impress
     n.
     1 The act of impressing. <!--in which sense?-->
     2 An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often
  favourably.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
     3 (lb en transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
     4 (lb en transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
     5 To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or
  figure upon something).
     6 (lb en figurative) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly
  to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
     7 (lb en transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military
  force.
     8 (lb en transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  impress
     Englanti vb.
     tehdä vaikutus jkh

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  impress
     Engelska n.
     avtryck; prägel (både konkret och abstrakt)
     Engelska vb.
     göra intryck på

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  impress'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst impress)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  impress /ɪmpɹˈɛs/
  beïndruk

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Impress /ɪmpɹˈɛs/
  الختم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  impress //ɪmˈpɹɛs// //ˈɪmpɹɛs// 
  1. отпечатък
  2. впечатляване
  act of impressing
  3. впечатление
  impressed image or copy
  4. печат, щемпел
  stamp or seal used to make an impression

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  impress //ɪmˈpɹɛs// //ˈɪmpɹɛs// 
  1. впечатлявам
  (transitive) affect (someone) strongly and often favourably
  2. подпечатвам
  mark or stamp (something) using pressure
  3. внушавам
  produce a vivid impression of

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  impress /ɪmpɹˈɛs/ 
  zapůsobit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  impress /ɪmpɹˈɛs/ 
  vtlačit

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  impress /ɪmpɹˈɛs/
  
  εντυπωσιάζω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  impress //ɪmˈpɹɛs// //ˈɪmpɹɛs// 
  1. leimaaminen, painaminen, vaikutuksen tekeminen
  act of impressing
  2. pakko-otto
  act of taking by force for the public service
  3. leima
  characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp
  4. painate
  impressed image or copy
  5. vaikutus
  impression on the mind, imagination
  6. leimasin, meisti
  stamp or seal used to make an impression

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  impress //ɪmˈpɹɛs// //ˈɪmpɹɛs// 
  1. tehdä vaikutus 2.
  (intransitive) make an impression
   3.
  (transitive) affect (someone) strongly and often favourably
   4.
  produce a vivid impression of
  2. pakottaa
  compel (someone) to serve in a military force
  3. painaa
  mark or stamp (something) using pressure
  4. takavarikoida
  seize or confiscate (property) by force

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  impress /impres/
  en imposer à

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  impress /ɪmpɹˈɛs/ 
  1. प्रभावित करना
        "She knows how to impress her teachers."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  impress /ɪmpɹˈɛs/
  dojmiti se, imponirati kome, impresionirati, ispuniti, nametnuti, napraviti utisak, načiniti utisak, ostaviti trag, otisak, pečat, prenjeti, silom novačiti mornare, utiskivanje, utisnuti, učiniti utisak na koga, žig

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  impress /ɪmpɹˈɛs/
  1. ismertetôjel
  2. bélyeg
  3. bélyegzô
  4. nyom

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  impress /ımpres/
  1. spaudas, atspaudas
  2. antspaudas
  3. žymė, įspūdis
  4. (pa)daryti įspūdį, (pa)veikti
  5. įspausti, atspausti (in, into, on)
  6. antspauduoti

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  impress /impres/
  1. imponeren, indruk maken op

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  impress //ɪmˈpɹɛs// //ˈɪmpɹɛs// 
  imponere
  (transitive) affect (someone) strongly and often favourably

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  impress /ɪmˈpress/ 
   1.  wywierać wrażenie
   2.  [form]  dawać do zrozumienia (on sb - komuś)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  impress /impres/
  1. impor
  2. causar impressão, impressionar

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  impress /ɪmpɹˈɛs/
  1. zorla askere almak, zorla bahriye tayfası yapmak
  2. istimlak etmek
  3. zorla alma
  4. istimlak impressment  zorla alma
  5. istimlak.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  impress /ɪmpɹˈɛs/
  1. etkileme
  2. damga, nişan, kalıp, eser, iz.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  impress /ɪmpɹˈɛs/
  1. etkilemek, intiba bırakmak, yer etmek, derin tesir blrakmak, aklına sokmak
  2. damga basmak. impressible  etkilenebilir.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɪmˌpɹɛs/, /ˌɪmˈpɹɛs/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  377 Moby Thesaurus words for "impress":
     Ditto copy, Photostat, Xerox, Xerox copy, abduce, abduct, affect,
     alveolation, alveolus, annex, aquatint, aroma, arrest the thoughts,
     attach, attribute, autolithograph, backlash, backwash, badge,
     beat into, bed, blaze a trail, blemish, block, block print, blotch,
     boss, brainwash, brand, bring home to, bring into play, bring out,
     bump, cachet, call up, carry, carry away, carry off, cast,
     catch the thoughts, catechize, chalk, chalk up, character,
     characteristic, check, check off, chromolithograph, cicatrize,
     clout, collectivize, colophon, color print, come home to,
     commandeer, communalize, communize, concavity, condition,
     configuration, confirm, confiscate, conscript, contact print,
     convert to use, convexity, copperplate, copperplate print,
     crayon engraving, crimp, cut, dactylogram, dactylograph, dapple,
     dash, deep-dye, define, delimit, demarcate, dent, depress, detach,
     detach for service, differentia, differential, dimple, dint,
     discolor, distinctive feature, distrain, dot, draft, drive,
     earmark, electrify, embed, emboss, embossment, emphasize, engraft,
     engrave, engravement, engraving, enlargement, enlist,
     enlist into service, enroll, enthuse, entrench, establish, etch,
     etching, excite, excrescence, expropriate, fall back upon, feature,
     figure, fingerprint, fix, flavor, fleck, footmark, footprint,
     footstep, force, fossil footprint, found, freckle, furrow,
     galvanize, garnish, gash, get, get out, gouge, grab, graphotype,
     grave, ground, gust, hallmark, hammer, hatch, have recourse to,
     hectograph, hectograph copy, hit, hit the mark, hold for ransom,
     honeycomb, ichnite, ichnolite, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, imbue,
     impact, implant, impound, impregnate, impress forcibly, impression,
     imprint, inculcate, indent, indentation, indention, indenture,
     index, individualism, indoctrinate, induct, infix, influence,
     infuse, ingrain, inoculate, inscribe, inspire, instill, issue, jam,
     join, keynote, kidnap, letterpress, levy, line, lineaments,
     linoleum-block print, list, lithograph, lodge, look to, lump,
     mackle, make a mark, make an impression, mannerism, mark, mark off,
     mark out, marking, mezzotint, mimeograph, mimeograph copy,
     mobilize, mold, mottle, move, multigraph, muster, muster in,
     nationalize, nature, negative, nick, notch, odor, offcut, offprint,
     offset, overprint, pack, pad, particularity, paw print, pawmark,
     peculiarity, pencil, pepper, persuade, photocopy, photograph,
     photostatic copy, pimple, pique, pit, plant, pock, pockmark, point,
     positive, pound, press, press in, prick, print, program, proof,
     property, prove, provoke, publish, pug, pugmark, pull,
     pull a proof, punch, punch in, punctuate, puncture,
     put in requisition, put out, put to bed, put to press, quality,
     quirk, raise, reach, reaction, recess, recoil, recruit, recur to,
     refer to, reflex, reissue, repercussion, replevin, replevy,
     reprint, resort to, response, revert to, riddle, rock, root,
     rubber-block print, run, run away with, run off, savor, scar,
     scarify, score, scotch, scratch, seal, seam, seat, sequester,
     sequestrate, set, set back, set in, setoff, settle, shanghai,
     shape, sigil, sign on, sign up, signet, singularity, sink in,
     skyjack, smack, smite, snatch, socialize, specialty, speck,
     speckle, spirit away, splotch, spot, stain, stamp, stat, step,
     stereotype, stigmatize, stimulate, stir, streak, stress, striate,
     strike, strike hard, strike home, stripe, stud, summon,
     sunken part, sway, taint, take to, tamp, tang, taste, tattoo, tell,
     thrill, thumbmark, thumbprint, tick, tick off, token, touch, trace,
     trait, traumatize, trick, turn to, turn to use, underline,
     underscore, urge, vestige, vignette, wedge, wood engraving,
     woodblock, woodcut, woodprint, xylograph
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 印象,特徵,印记;
  v. 使...有印象,影响;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 印象,特征,印记,压痕,强征
     vt. 使有印象,印,铭刻,传递,影响

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