impression

noun countable

UK /ɪmˈpreʃ(ə)n/

Word Forms

singular	impression
plural	impressions

1
an opinion or feeling that you have about someone or something you have seen but do not know very well
have/get the impression (that):
I have the impression that she’s very good at her job.
first impressions (=opinions that you form immediately, before thinking thoroughly):
The report seems to be based entirely on first impressions.
Synonyms and related words
Opinions and attitudes
opinion
attitude
view
1. 1a
  the opinion that other people have about you because of the way that you look, speak, or behave
  create/make an impression on someone:
  As a serious candidate, you want to make a good impression on everyone you meet.
  give the impression (that):
  He gives the impression that he really doesn’t care.
  Synonyms and related words
  Opinions and attitudes
  opinion
  attitude
  view
2. 1b
  used about something that you believe because of what you have seen or experienced, often something that is not true
  false impression:
  The headline gave a false impression of what the article was about.
  be under the impression (that):
  I was under the impression you had been here before.
  Synonyms and related words
  Opinions and attitudes
  opinion
  attitude
  view
Collocates
Adjectives frequently used with impression
▪ distinct, false, favourable, indelible, initial, lasting, misleading, mistaken, overall, wrong
Verbs frequently used with impression as the object
▪ convey, create, give, leave, reinforce
2
a performance in which someone copies the way another person speaks or behaves in order to make people laugh
do an impression of someone:
He does impressions of famous singers.
Synonyms and related words
Types of performance
burlesque
impersonation
impression
3
formala mark that is made when an object is pressed onto a surface
Synonyms and related words
Marks created by pressure
imprint
print
footprint
4
a single occasion when a number of copies of a book are printed
Synonyms and related words
Printing and fonts and print layout
bold
bold
CamelCase

phrases

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