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im·pres·sion

impression

 
 
pronunciation:
ihm pre shn
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: An impression is a feeling that you get when they first meet someone or first experience something.
The new babysitter was very warm and friendly, and everybody in the family had a good impression of her.Jason was late to his guitar lesson and it made a bad impression on his new teacher.
synonyms:
effect, impact
similar words:
feeling, idea, influence
definition 2: An impression is a feeling or opinion about a person or thing that grows out of one's experience with that person or thing.
After getting to know Matthew better, his teacher's impression was that he wanted to do well in school but he needed extra help following directions.
synonyms:
belief, feeling, opinion
similar words:
idea, suspicion, understanding, view
definition 3: A mark made by pressing is called an "impression."
Our feet made impressions in the wet sand.
similar words:
mark, trace
definition 4: An impression is a performance in which someone imitates another person. The person is often someone famous, like an actor or singer, but it can be just someone that the audience knows. An impression is usually done to make people laugh.
Alex does a really funny impression of our school principal. Alex can talk just like him.My parents like comedians who do impressions.
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