EMPRESSES

To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.

Example: "You impressed me with your command of urdu."

To make an impression, to be impressive.

Example: "Henderson impressed in his first game as captain."

To produce a vivid impression of (something).

Example: "That first view of the eiger impressed itself on my mind."

To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.

Example: "We impressed our footprints in the wet cement."

To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).

To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.

To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.

Example: "The press gang used to impress people into the navy."

To seize or confiscate (property) by force.

Example: "The liner was impressed as a troop carrier."