See Also: Impression(money)
Impression(medicine)
Impression(finance)
impression(dictionary)
impression(dictionary)
Impression(health)
impression material(medicine)
sectional impression(medicine)
impression compound(medicine)
CASE OF FIRST IMPRESSION(law)

impression (oh)



[U and C] the opinion or feeling you have about someone or something because of the way they seem
:: Arriving late won't create a very favourable impression .
::We were left with the impression that the contract was ours if we wanted it.
:: I get the distinct impression that we're not wanted here.
:: It was their first meeting and Richard was determined to make an impression .
::When it comes to job interviews, first impressions are important.
::Canceling the conference will make a very bad impression .
::The final score gives a false impression of the game.
:: How you greet a customer can leave a lasting impression .
:: The overall impression was one of chaos.
be under the impression (that)
to believe that something is true when it is not
::I'm sorry, I was under the impression that you were the manager.
[C] when someone copies the speech or behaviour of a famous person in order to make people laugh
-synonym imitation imitation
::Jean does a great impression of Madonna.
[C] a picture or drawing of what someone or something might look like, or what something will look like in the future
impression of
::an artist's impression of the new building
[C] a mark left by pressing something into a soft surface
::Some of the fallen trees had left a clear impression in the hardened mud.
[C] all the copies of a book printed at one time
-see also edition edition
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
give/create/convey an impression
leave somebody with an impression
leave an impression (on somebody)
have/get the impression (that)
make an impression (on somebody) (=make someone admire or remember you)
first/initial impression (=the impression you get when you see someone or something for the first time)
good/favourable impression
bad impression
false/wrong/misleading impression
lasting/indelible impression
overall/general impression
the distinct impression (that)