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impress

US /ˌɪmˈprɛs/

verb Target · B2 Kinh doanh chung

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

NounNoun
impress gốc impression impressment
VerbVerb
impress gốc
AdjectiveAdj
impressive impressible
AdverbAdv
impressively

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 friends
    to impress friends, meaning to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
  • Medium impress interviewers with skills
    to impress interviewers with skills, meaning to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
  • Hard impress upon staff the urgency
    to impress upon staff the urgency, meaning to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
  • Very Hard impress your mark on history
    to impress your mark on history, meaning to have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

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