impression
noun /ɪmˈpreʃn/
/ɪmˈpreʃn/
Idioms - an idea, a feeling or an opinion that you get about somebody/something, or that somebody/something gives you
- My first impression of him was favourable.
- She gives the impression of being very busy.
- impression that… I did not get the impression that they were unhappy about the situation.
- I had the impression that it was all done in a hurry.
- My impression is that there are still a lot of problems.
- Try and smile. You don't want to give people the wrong impression (= that you are not friendly).
- He does not want to give a false impression of progress.
- If you want to create the right impression, I suggest you wear a suit.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb1- Her performance did little to change my impression of her.
- I got the distinct impression that you disliked her.
- I had the wrong impression about him.
- I must correct a false impression that I gave you just now.
- It was difficult to avoid the impression that he was assisting them for selfish reasons.
- She was trying to maintain the impression that she was in control.
- The book leaves you with a distorted impression of politics.
- The village gives a good impression of what a medieval city would have looked like.
- There is a widespread impression that schooling needs to be improved.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- distinct
- firm
- strong
- …
- form
- gain
- get
- …
- count
- under a/the impression
- impression about
- impression as to
- …
- the effect that an experience or a person has on somebody/something
- You'll have to play better than that if you really want to make an impression (= to make people admire you).
- impression on somebody His trip to India made a strong impression on him.
- My words made no impression on her.
- The whole business left a lasting impression on Margaret.
- The new player failed to make an immediate impression on the team.
- I don't think this argument made any impression upon the brothers.
- The events left an indelible impression on all those who witnessed them.
- The stillness and silence leave a deep impression on visitors.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- deep
- great
- …
- create
- leave
- make
- …
- impression on
- impression upon
- a drawing showing what a person looks like or what a place or a building will look like in the future
- This is an artist's impression of the new stadium.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- artist’s
- issue
- impression (of somebody) a clever or funny copy of the way a person acts or speaks synonym impersonation
- He did an impression of Tom Hanks.
- She did her Marilyn Monroe impression.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- funny
- do
- an appearance that may be false
- Clever lighting creates an impression of space in a room.
- a mark that is left when an object is pressed hard into a surface
- The dentist made an impression of his teeth.
- The sealing wax bore the impression of a sailing ship.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + impression- bear
- all the copies of a book that are printed at one time, with few or no changes to the contents since the last time the book was printed compare edition
idea/opinion
effect
drawing
copy of somebody
false appearance
mark
book
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin impressio(n-), from impress- ‘pressed in’, from the verb imprimere, from in- ‘into’ + premere ‘to press’.
Idioms
(be) under the impression that…
- believing, usually wrongly, that something is true or is happening
- I was under the impression that the work had already been completed.
- The soldiers scattered, under the impression that it was an enemy attack.
- I was under the impression that you weren't coming until tomorrow.
Synonyms thinkthink- believe
- feel
- reckon
- be under the impression
- think to have an idea that something is true or possible, although you are not completely certain; to have a particular opinion about somebody/something:
- Do you think (that) they’ll come?
- Well, I like it. What do you think?
- believe to have an idea that something is true or possible, although you are not completely certain; to have a particular opinion about somebody/something:
- Police believe (that) the man may be armed.
- feel to have a particular opinion about something that has happened or about what you/somebody ought to do:
- We all felt (that) we were unlucky to lose.
- reckon (informal) to think that something is true or possible:
- I reckon (that) I’m going to get that job.
- be under the impression that… to have an idea that something is true:
- I was under the impression that the work had already been completed.
- to think/believe/feel/reckon/be under the impression that…
- It is thought/believed/reckoned that…
- to be thought/believed/felt/reckoned to be something
- to think/believe/feel something about somebody/something
- to sincerely/honestly/seriously/mistakenly think/believe/feel