What part of speech is impress?

Impress can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. impress is a verb, present, 1st person singular of impress (infinitive).
  • 2. impress is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. impress is a noun, singular of impresses.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does impress mean?

Definitions

Verb

impress - mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"
impress - impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience"
impress - produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
impress - dye (fabric) before it is spun
impress - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
impress - reproduce by printing
impress - take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"

Noun

impress - the act of coercing someone into government service

Examples of impress

#   Sentence  
1. verb To make a batik, you impress a design with wax.
2. verb He was trying to buddy with Archibald and impress him.
3. verb Do you feel that the holidaying with the animated cartoons will impress only young ones?
4. verb Buddakan inevitably attracts the majority of its guests simply because of its association with Steven Starr, but that doesn't impress me.
5. verb In business today, too many executives spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't need, to impress people they don't even like.
6. verb How does America impress you?
7. verb Parents try to impress upon their children the importance of honesty and hard work.
8. verb Trying to impress the girls, Martin?
9. verb I want to learn to speak Hawaiian, so I can impress my girlfriend.
10. verb Tom did it just to impress Mary.
11. verb Learn Chinese, not to impress your future boss, but to understand what she is saying.
12. verb Who are you trying to impress?
13. verb He tries to impress his friends.
14. verb Tom tried to impress a girl.
15. verb Tom tried to impress his boss.
Sentence  
verb
To make a batik, you impress a design with wax.
He was trying to buddy with Archibald and impress him.
Do you feel that the holidaying with the animated cartoons will impress only young ones?
Buddakan inevitably attracts the majority of its guests simply because of its association with Steven Starr, but that doesn't impress me.
In business today, too many executives spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't need, to impress people they don't even like.
How does America impress you?
Parents try to impress upon their children the importance of honesty and hard work.
Trying to impress the girls, Martin?
I want to learn to speak Hawaiian, so I can impress my girlfriend.
Tom did it just to impress Mary.
Learn Chinese, not to impress your future boss, but to understand what she is saying.
Who are you trying to impress?
He tries to impress his friends.
Tom tried to impress a girl.
Tom tried to impress his boss.

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