imprint
noun
a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
imprinted
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past participleof imprint.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof imprint.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
imprintnouna mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
Example Sentences
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Obviously, that’s a moment that will forever be imprinted on my being and in my memory.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
By the time the juveniles migrate in August or September, the location is imprinted on their memory so, when they are ready to breed, usually after two or three years, they will return.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
It takes purified silicon rocks, a good source of which is sand in North Carolina, and fashions them into the 12-inch wafers that will later be imprinted with trillions of transistors to become chips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
But skating over the Olympic rings imprinted on the Milan ice rink has "felt different than any other competition," he said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
I like to think that Amélie remembers you, though, that some part of you imprinted itself on her when she was born.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
