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impression

12 definitions • 18 examples
1
an idea or opinion of what something or someone is like:

Examples:

impression of 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?
first impression 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 person.
2
to think that something is true, especially when it is not:

Examples:

I was under the impression (that) you didn't get on too well.
3
the way that something seems, looks, or feels to a particular person:

Examples:

make/give/create an impression It makes/gives/creates a very bad impression if you're late for an interview.
[ + (that) ] He likes to give the impression (that) he's terribly popular and has lots of friends.
4
an attempt at copying another person's manner and speech, etc., especially in order to make people laugh:

Examples:

do an impression of She does a really good impression of the president.
5
a mark made on the surface of something by pressing an object onto it:

Examples:

There were impressions around her ankles made by the tops of her socks.
6
all the copies of a book that have been printed at the same time without any changes being made:

Examples:

This is the second impression of the encyclopedia.
7
an occasion when someone visits or sees a particular page on the internet:

Examples:

page impression The company pointed to a 15 per cent rise in page impressions on its website.
8
an idea or opinion of what someone or something is like:

Examples:

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).
9
effect or influence on the way someone feels or thinks:

Examples:

All our warnings made little impression on him.
10
a mark made on the surface of something by pressing an object into it:

Examples:

The bookcase had left an impression in the rug.
11
a single time that an internet advertisement is seen by a user:

Examples:

They market a company's product for a fixed rate per 1,000 impressions.
12
all the copies of a book that have been printed at the same time without any changes being made:

Examples:

This is the second impression of the encyclopedia.

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