- impress someone by something
- impress someone by somethingto make someone notice one's good qualities. •
You impress me by your willingness to serve.
•We were all impressed by your candor.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
impress someone by something
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impress — im|press1 [ ım pres ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive if someone or something impresses you, you admire them: What impressed me was their ability to deal with any problem. Her carvings attracted many admirers but her paintings failed to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
impress — [[t]ɪmpre̱s[/t]] ♦♦♦ impresses, impressing, impressed 1) VERB If something impresses you, you feel great admiration for it. [V n] What impressed him most was their speed. [V n] ...a group of students who were trying to impress their girlfriends … English dictionary
impress */*/ — UK [ɪmˈpres] / US verb Word forms impress : present tense I/you/we/they impress he/she/it impresses present participle impressing past tense impressed past participle impressed 1) [intransitive/transitive] if someone or something impresses you,… … English dictionary
impress*/*/ — [ɪmˈpres] verb [T] if someone or something impresses you, you admire them Her ability to deal with problems impresses me.[/ex] I was extremely impressed by the novel.[/ex] • impress sth on sb … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
impress on — phrasal verb impress on or impress upon [transitive] Word forms impress on : present tense I/you/we/they impress on he/she/it impresses on present participle impressing on past tense impressed on past participle impressed on formal impress… … English dictionary
impress upon — phrasal verb impress on or impress upon [transitive] Word forms impress on : present tense I/you/we/they impress on he/she/it impresses on present participle impressing on past tense impressed on past participle impressed on formal impress… … English dictionary
impress — 1 verb (T) 1 (not in progressive) if something or someone impresses you, you admire them because you notice how good, clever, successful etc they are: What impressed us most about the book was its vivid language. | Steve borrowed his dad s sports … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
impress — im|press W3 [ımˈpres] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of imprimere, from premere to press ] 1.) [not in progressive] to make someone feel admiration and respect ▪ Steve borrowed his dad s sports car to impress his… … Dictionary of contemporary English
impress — 1. verb /ɪmˈprɛs,ˈɪmprɛs/ a) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably You impressed me with your command of Urdu. b) To produce a vivid impression … Wiktionary
impress on — im ˈpress on im ˈpress upon formal [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they impress on he/she/it impresses on … Useful english dictionary
impress upon — im ˈpress on im ˈpress upon formal [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they impress on he/she/it impresses on … Useful english dictionary
