impression

/ษชmหˆpษนษ›สƒษ™n/

IPA: /IH0 M P R EH1 SH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.

    โ€œHis head made an impression on the pillow.โ€

  2. 2

    The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.

    โ€œHe tried to make a good impression on his parents.โ€

  3. 3

    A vague recalling of an event, a belief.

    โ€œI have the impression that he's already left for Paris.โ€

  4. 4

    An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.

  5. 5

    An outward appearance.

  6. 6

    An online advertising performance metric representing an instance where an ad is shown once.

  7. 7

    The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc.

  8. 8

    (engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc.

  9. 9

    The vivid perception of something as it is experienced, in contrast to ideas or thoughts drawn from memory or the imagination.

verb
  1. 1

    To manipulate a blank key within a lock so as to mark it with impressions of the shape of the lock, which facilitates creation of a duplicate key.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/impression