phrasal verb / collocation · neutral
give the impression
/ɡɪv ði ɪmˈprɛʃən/give· the· im·PRESS·ion
task2speaking
to cause someone to think that something is true or likely
Examples
“His silence gave the impression that he agreed.”
“The report gives the impression that the situation is improving.”
“She doesn't give the impression of being nervous.”
Band 8 sentence
“The data, while limited, gives the impression that inequality has declined in recent years.”
Collocations
- give the impression that + clause
- give the impression of + noun/gerund
- appear to give the impression
Word family
impression nounimpress verb
Common mistakes
give impression that→give the impression that
gives impression of→gives the impression of
Say it for a higher band
5seem→6appear→7+give the impression
Synonyms
seem
appear
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