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[tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impress/#m1) 2) To impress something on someone is to make them understand clearly how important it is. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impress/#m2) 3) To impress a mark or pattern is to press it into something soft. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impress/#m3) 4) (history) To impress men was to force them to serve in the navy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impress/#m4) 5) If someone is impressed by an argument or reason, it has persuaded or moved them to agree or change their mind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impress/#m5) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Sefer Yetzirah it means to stamp or engrave, as the letters are said to be formed by voice and breath. Interpretation: Tradition teaches that God made the world with the twenty-two Hebrew letters, which are "engraved" and "carved" like a seal into reality. In the primary lessons: In everyday life children try to impress friends, teachers or judges; in stories a character impresses the king with a clever answer. Parents impress on children the importance of road safety. Phrases: «be impressed by», «impress on», «try to impress», «make an impression». ### examples - And this is the impress of the whole, twenty-one letters, all from one the Aleph. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impress/#x1) - Twenty-two letters are formed by the voice, impressed on the air, and audibly uttered in five situations, in the throat, guttural sounds; in the palate, palatals; by the tongue, linguals; through the teeth, dentals; and by the lips, labial sounds. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impress/#x2) - She impressed the judges with her singing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impress/#x3) - I was really impressed by your story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impress/#x4) - He tried to impress his friends by doing a wheelie. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impress/#x5) - Mum impressed on us that we must never talk to strangers online. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impress/#x6) - We impressed leaves into the clay to make patterns. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impress/#x7) - The new pupil's maths impressed the whole class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impress/#x8) - In old times, sailors were impressed into the navy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impress/#x9) - The King, impressed by these considerations, promised that he would think over the matter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impress/#x10) ### note Regular verb: impressed, impressing. Nouns: «impression», «impressiveness»; adjective «impressive». «Impressed by» or «impressed with» both work. Trap: trying too hard to impress can make you look silly. ### In the corpora - [Later he tried skateboard tricks to impress her, fell off and scraped his knee, and Lily asked if he was OK.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/387-ponytail-tugging-crushes-shown-clumsily/13/) - [Showing off to impress someone often ends with a fall or an embarrassment.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/387-ponytail-tugging-crushes-shown-clumsily/26/) - [Showing off on a bike to impress someone often ends with a fall and a scraped elbow.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/389-boys-who-look-at-maddie-oddly/30/) - [Swearing to look grown-up rarely impresses anyone and can get you into trouble.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/390-showing-off/29/) - [Saying "we had not considered that" impresses more than bluffing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/50-mock-ethics-olympiad/12/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «impress» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/impress/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.