Impress and Press

Impress

Impress verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.
Usage example: after weeks of nagging, they impressed her into going to the masquerade party

Press is a synonym for impress in emphasize topic. In some cases you can use "Press" instead the word "Impress" as a verb or a noun.

Press

Press verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.
Usage example: a manager pressed by a business crisis to return from his vacation ahead of schedule

Impress is a synonym for press. Sometimes you can use "Impress" instead a verb "Press".

Nearby Words: pressed, pressing, pressroom

Common collocations

guy impress guy press guy
people impress people press people
men impress men press men
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