noun · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/
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rhymes with -ɪmpɹɪnt
/ɪmˈpɹɪnt/
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 M P R IH1 N T
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CMU ARPABET 2:IH1 M P R IH0 N T
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1
noun
Meaning 1
An impression; the mark left behind by printing something or by pressing on something, or the figurative counterpart of such a mark.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Their footsteps left an imprint in the sand.
The packaging requires an imprint on three of its sides.
The day left an imprint in my mind.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonyms: colophon, imprimatur
Each of the Big Five publishers has many imprints; for example, the imprints of Penguin Random House include Crown, DK, and Knopf Doubleday.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: colophon, imprimatur
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A distinctive marking, symbol, or logo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonyms: imprimatur, hallmark
The shirts bore the company imprint on the right sleeve.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: imprimatur, hallmark
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To leave a print, impression, image, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
For a fee, they can imprint the envelopes with a monogram.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Baby birds are known for a propensity to imprint; they tend to imprint on whichever creatures they perceive to be their parents — including humans doing wildlife rescue!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
a device produced by pressure on a surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: device
Narrower terms: impression
8
noun
Meaning 8
a distinctive influence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: influence
9
noun
Meaning 9
an impression produced by pressure or printing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: embossment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stamp, impression
10
noun
Meaning 10
an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the book was published under a distinguished imprint
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: identification
11
noun
Meaning 11
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimereder. Old French empreindre Old French empreinteder. English imprint From Old French empreinte, from the past participle of empreindre, from Latin imprimere.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimereder. Old French empreindre Old French empreinterbor. Middle English emprinten English imprint From Middle English emprinten, enprinten, from Old French empreinter, from the past participle of empreindre, from Latin imprimere.
Across languages
Translations
60 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
отпечатък
(otpečatǎk)
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Dutch:
indruk
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Esperanto:
marko
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Finnish:
jälki
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Finnish:
painauma
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Finnish:
painanne
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
French:
empreinte
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Georgian:
ანაბეჭდი
(anabeč̣di)
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
German:
Gepräge
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
German:
Abdruck
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
German:
Aufdruck
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Hungarian:
nyom
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Hungarian:
lenyomat
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Māori:
mātātuhi
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Māori:
hāraunga
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Marathi:
ठसा
(ṭhasā)
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Khiamniungan Naga:
thànglùoh
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Russian:
отпеча́ток
(otpečátok)
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Campidanese Sardinian:
bullu
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Campidanese Sardinian:
segliu
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Sardinian:
imprènta
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Sassarese:
imprènta
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Sassarese:
piùta
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Serbo-Croatian:
отисак
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Spanish:
impronta
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Swedish:
avtryck
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Welsh:
argraffiad
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Welsh:
argraff
— an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
Bulgarian:
издателско каре
(izdatelsko kare)
— the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc
Chinese Mandarin:
品牌
(pǐnpái)
— the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc
Esperanto:
kolofono
— the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc
French:
ours
— the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc
French:
pavé de l'ours
— the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc
German:
Impressum
— the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc
Hungarian:
impresszum
— the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc
Polish:
impressum
— the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc
Spanish:
editorial
— the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc
Turkish:
künye
— the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc
Esperanto:
logotipo
— a distinctive marking, symbol or logo
Finnish:
tunnus
— a distinctive marking, symbol or logo
Finnish:
merkki
— a distinctive marking, symbol or logo
Finnish:
logo
— a distinctive marking, symbol or logo
German:
Gepräge
— a distinctive marking, symbol or logo
German:
Aufdruck
— a distinctive marking, symbol or logo
Italian:
logo
— a distinctive marking, symbol or logo
Italian:
marchio
— a distinctive marking, symbol or logo
Norwegian Bokmål:
påtrykk
— a distinctive marking, symbol or logo
Norwegian Nynorsk:
påtrykk
— a distinctive marking, symbol or logo
Serbo-Croatian:
лого
— a distinctive marking, symbol or logo
Spanish:
sello
— a distinctive marking, symbol or logo
Bulgarian:
отпечатвам
(otpečatvam)
— to leave a print, impression, image, etc.
Finnish:
painaa
— to leave a print, impression, image, etc.
Finnish:
jättää jälki
— to leave a print, impression, image, etc.
German:
einprägen
— to leave a print, impression, image, etc.
German:
abdrucken
— to leave a print, impression, image, etc.
German:
aufdrucken
— to leave a print, impression, image, etc.
Latin:
imprimō
— to leave a print, impression, image, etc.
Lithuanian:
įspausti
— to leave a print, impression, image, etc.
Russian:
отпечатать
(otpečatatʹ)
— to leave a print, impression, image, etc.
Spanish:
improntar
— to leave a print, impression, image, etc.
