impress
US /ˌɪmˈprɛs/
Definition
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
She hoped to impress the interviewers with her detailed portfolio.
Word Family
Synonyms
- inspireheighten or intensify
- affectthe conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
- influencea power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
Collocations
- Easy impress friendsto impress friends, meaning to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- Medium impress interviewers with skillsto impress interviewers with skills, meaning to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- Hard impress upon staff the urgencyto impress upon staff the urgency, meaning to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- Very Hard impress your mark on historyto impress your mark on history, meaning to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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