impress verb

/ɪmˈpres/ v [I or T not continuous]

Definition

to cause someone to admire or respect you because of something that you have done or said

I remember when I was a child being very impressed with how many toys she had.

Your mother was clearly not impressed by our behaviour in the restaurant.

He tried to impress me with his extensive knowledge of wine.

formal I'm afraid the new theatre fails to impress.

(Definition of impress verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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