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Impressed vs Imprested - What's the difference?

impressed | imprested |

As verbs the difference between impressed and imprested

is that impressed is past tense of impress while imprested is past tense of imprest.

As an adjective impressed

is strongly affected, especially favourably.

impressed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • strongly affected, especially favourably
  • stamped, under pressure
  • compelled to serve in a military force
  • confiscated by force or authority

    • Antonyms

    * unimpressed

    Related terms

    * impress * impressive

    Verb

    (head)
  • (impress)

    • See also

    * imprest

    imprested

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (imprest)

    • imprest

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An advance of funds, especially to a government service or employee.
  • *1977 , , The Honourable Schoolboy , Folio Society 2010, p. 240:
  • *:Calling on Lacon at the Cabinet Office to deliver the Circus's monthly imprest account for his inspection, he had been astonished to see Sam emerging from his private office, joking easily with Lacon and Saul Enderby of the Foreign Office.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To advance on loan.
    • (Burke)

    See also

    * impressed

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