impression noun (OPINION) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

/ɪmˈpreʃ.ən/ n

Definition

[C] an idea or opinion of what something is like

I didn't get much of an impression of the place because it was dark when we drove through it.

What was your impression of Charlotte's husband?

I don't tend to trust first impressions (= the opinion you form when you meet someone or see something for the first time).

[+ that] When I first met him I got/had the impression that he was a shy sort of a bloke.

be under the impression

to think or understand a particular stated thing

I was under the impression (that) you didn't get on too well.

He was under the mistaken (= false) impression (that) you were married.

(Definition of impression noun (OPINION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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