Difference between Impress and Print

What is the difference between Impress and Print?

Impress as a verb is to affect (someone) strongly and often favourably while Print as a verb is to copy something onto a surface, especially by machine.

Impress

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably To produce a vivid impression of (something) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure To compel (someone) to serve in a military force To seize or confiscate (property) by force To make an impression, to be impressive

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of impressing An impression, and impressed image or copy of something A stamp or seal used to make an impression An impression on the mind, imagination etc.

Example sentence: Our huffing and puffing to impress God, our scrambling for brownie points, our thrashing about trying to fix ourselves while hiding our pettiness and wallowing in guilt are nauseating to God and are a flat out denial of the gospel of grace.

Print

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: of, relating to, or writing for printed publications

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To copy something onto a surface, especially by machine.To write very clearly, especially, to write without connecting the letters as in cursive.To publish in a book, newspaper, etc.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Books and other material created by printing presses, considered collectively or as a medium.Clear handwriting, especially, writing without connected letters as in cursive.The letters forming the text of a document.A visible impression on a surface.A fingerprint.A footprint.A picture that was created in multiple copies by printing.A photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative.A copy of a film that can be projected.Cloth that has had a pattern of dye printed onto it.

Example sentence: The flood of print has turned reading into a process of gulping rather than savoring.

We hope you now know whether to use Impress or Print in your sentence.

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