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impressed

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Most woodwind instruments are mechanically intricate, so I'd be impressed if someone could make a pTrumpet version of a clarinet or bassoon (I'd be just as impressed by a pFrenchHorn).

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

strongly affected, especially favourably

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of impressed gathered in one view.

adjective

strongly affected, especially favourably

adjective

stamped, under pressure

adjective

compelled to serve in a military force

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for impressed.

adjective

strongly affected, especially favourably

adjective

stamped, under pressure

adjective

compelled to serve in a military force

adjective

confiscated by force or authority

Example sentences

1

Most woodwind instruments are mechanically intricate, so I'd be impressed if someone could make a pTrumpet version of a clarinet or bassoon (I'd be just as impressed by a pFrenchHorn).

2

Likewise I'm very impressed when the actual account owners tweet but who knows, It still might not be them.

3

I've always been impressed with the stuff written up on the BitSquid dev blog over the years.

4

The repeatability of the process impressed me, especially across different groups and problems.

5

I was impressed by the efficiency of it too, does anyone have any idea how the creator did it?

6

Simply put, I was more impressed that he gave a crap than that he could push a code change.

7

The problem is exacerbated when the interviewee is not impressed when the latest, bleeding edge tech is in use at the target company, and has seen similar projects completed with stable and boring tech.

8

Used to brag about it and impressed my teacher a lot.

9

I'm pretty impressed, for example, with using the latest BMW navigation system, in Europe.

10

I'm not at all impressed by their annotations, I think there's cheats in there.

11

I'm not entirely sure how Microsoft pulled this off, but I'm impressed at how quickly they are pushing everyone to a modern browser.

12

Interesting game, I'm pretty impressed with how well the Canvas 2D performs here.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use impressed in a sentence?

Most woodwind instruments are mechanically intricate, so I'd be impressed if someone could make a pTrumpet version of a clarinet or bassoon (I'd be just as impressed by a pFrenchHorn).

What does impressed mean?

strongly affected, especially favourably

What part of speech is impressed?

impressed is commonly used as adjective.