Hit and Impress

Hit

Hit verb - Cause to experience suddenly.
Usage example: An interesting idea hit her

Impress is a synonym for hit. In some cases you can use "Impress" instead a verb "Hit".

Nearby Word: hitting

Impress

Impress verb - Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.
Usage example: This child impressed me as unusually mature

Hit is a synonym for impress. Sometimes you can use "Hit" instead a verb "Impress".

Common collocations

guy hit guy impress guy
woman hit woman impress woman
people hit people impress people
men hit men impress men
Other words: someone, characters, boss, anyone, everyone, girls.

Both words in one sentence

  • Eddie Murphy, primarily known as an actor and comedian, had a big hit in 1985 with "Party All the Time", but his musical career otherwise failed to impress.
  • Rule of Three The two eldest fail to impress the ladies, but the youngest wears his carpet as a trendy outfit and is an immediate hit.
    Source: Rule of Three
  • On top of this, Binky hits Arthur to impress his Jerk Ass friends and it has nothing to do with punishing Arthur, but Arthur hit D.W.
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