They impressed on us the need to keep the project completely secret.
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impress upon — phrasal verb impress on or impress upon [transitive] Word forms impress on : present tense I/you/we/they impress on he/she/it impresses on present participle impressing on past tense impressed on past participle impressed on formal impress… … English dictionary
impress upon the memory — index instruct (teach), retain (keep in possession) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
impress upon the mind — index discipline (train), imbue, inculcate, instill, instruct (teach) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
impress — 01. Her host parents were really [impressed] by her progress in English after three months in her ESL program. 02. The French team won an [impressive] victory over the Brazilian team in the World Cup final, with a score of 3 0. 03. Fast cars do… … Grammatical examples in English
impress on — phrasal verb impress on or impress upon [transitive] Word forms impress on : present tense I/you/we/they impress on he/she/it impresses on present participle impressing on past tense impressed on past participle impressed on formal impress… … English dictionary
impress — verb 1) Hazel had impressed him Syn: make an impression on, have an impact on, influence, affect, move, stir, rouse, excite, inspire; dazzle, awe, overawe, take someone s breath away, amaze, astonish; informal grab, blow someone away … Thesaurus of popular words
Impress — Im*press , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impressing}.] [L. impressus, p. p. of imprimere to impress; pref. im in, on + premere to press. See {Press} to squeeze, and cf. {Imprint}.] 1. To press, stamp, or print something in or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Impress — Im press, n.; pl. {Impresses}. 1. The act of impressing or making. [1913 Webster] 2. A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result produced by pressure or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Impress gang — Impress Im press, n.; pl. {Impresses}. 1. The act of impressing or making. [1913 Webster] 2. A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result produced by pressure… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Impress money — Impress Im press, n.; pl. {Impresses}. 1. The act of impressing or making. [1913 Webster] 2. A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result produced by pressure… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
