impress (v.)
to make people admire you
Examples
- His speech impressed everyone.
Key rules
- Impress means make people admire you
- Impress someone with something
- Impressive is the adjective
Common mistakes
- His speech impressed to everyone → His speech impressed everyone
- I am impressed of the view → I am impressed by the view
Use cases
- Describing performances
- Praising work
- Talking about views
💡 Tip: Impressive describes the thing; impressed describes the person.