imprint

CEFRB1

/ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A mark or design pressed onto a surface.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A distinctive marking, symbol, or logo.

Examples

  • It's a white oval pill with the imprint M 357.

  • Ziri saw the imprint of a large animal lying in the snow.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; (metonymic) the publisher, publishing house, or printer; their brand, or one of their subbrands.

  2. An impression; the mark left behind by printing something.

  3. An impression; the mark left behind by printing something or by pressing on something, or the figurative counterpart of such a mark.

More examples

In context

  • The day left an imprint in my mind.

  • The packaging requires an imprint on three of its sides.

  • Their footsteps left an imprint in the sand.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

To mark all the products, the company will blank the logo onto each box.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Old French empreinte, from the past participle of empreindre, from Latin imprimere.