impression
/ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/
The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person; The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another; A vague recalling of an event, a belief; The vivid perception of something as it is experienced, in contrast to ideas or thoughts drawn from memory or the imagination
- plural
- impressions
Meanings
- 1
The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person
First impressions are often wrong.
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What's your impression of Tom?
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- 2
The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another
- 3
A vague recalling of an event, a belief
- 4
The vivid perception of something as it is experienced, in contrast to ideas or thoughts drawn from memory or the imagination
- 5
An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another personrare
- 6
An outward appearancerare
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A performance metric representing an instance where a post or ad is shown oncerare
- 8
The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etcrare
- 9
A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etcrare
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set of copies of a publication printed at one time having the same content, layout, pagination, etcrare