impression n ((OPINION)) - definition in American English Dictionary

impression

/ɪmˈpreʃ·ən/ n [C] (OPINION)

› an idea or opinion of what someone or something is like:

It makes a bad impression if you’re late for an interview.

[+ that clause] I get the impression that she’s rather shy.

[+ that clause] I was under the impression that you didn’t like your job (= I was wrong to think that you did not like your job).

(Definition of impression n ((OPINION)) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to compete for a position in a sports team or a part in a play

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