📒 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.
📒 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.
📒 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.
📒 a clever or funny copy of the way a person acts or speaks
- He did an impression of Tom Hanks.
- She did her Marilyn Monroe impression.
📒 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.
📒 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
📒 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.