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impresses

/ɪmˈprɛsɪz/

Meanings
noun
The act of impressing.

Examples :

"Her collection of volunteer work impresses everyone on the admissions committee. "
action attitude

Related Words

Illustration collectors

collectors noun

/kəˈlɛktərz/ /ˈkɒlɛktərz/

A person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection.

"He is an avid collector of nineteenth-century postage stamps."

Illustration collection

collection noun

/kəˈlɛkʃən/

A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together.

"The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets."

Illustration favourably

favourably adverb

/ˈfeɪvərəbli/ /ˈfeɪvərəbəli/

In a favourable manner.

"She looked favourably on people who gave freely their assistance."

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

Illustration compulsion

compulsion noun

/kəmˈpʌl.ʃən/

An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.

"During the basketball game, I had a sudden compulsion to have a smoke."

Illustration impression

impression noun

/ɪmˈpɹɛʃən/

The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.

"His head made an impression on the pillow."

Illustration characteristic

characteristic noun

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/

A distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

"The characteristic smell of freshly baked bread always reminds me of my grandmother's kitchen. "

Illustration impressing

impressing verb

/ɪmˈprɛsɪŋ/

To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.

"You impressed me with your command of Urdu."

Illustration admissions

admissions noun

/ədˈmɪʃənz/ /ædˈmɪʃənz/

The act or practice of admitting.

"The university announced the admissions results for the fall semester. "

Illustration distinction

distinction noun

/dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/

That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.

"The teacher emphasized the distinction between a noun and a verb. "

Illustration imagination

imagination noun

/ɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/

The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.

"Imagination is one of the most advanced human faculties."

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impressive adjective

/ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/

Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress

"an impressive movie"