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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The dogs are trained using toys imprinted with a human's smell, Ivory explains.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
“The books I read as a child imprinted on me in a way that books today don’t,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
On the call, he wore a hat with a word imprinted on its front: Love.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 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
The car ride that day in March is forever imprinted in my mind as the worst fight I've ever had with my parents.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
