How to pronounce impress in American English
“impress” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to impress the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “impress” in: all accents · British English (170 clips)
“impress” in real sentences — American speakers
220 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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politician doesn't impress me."
The Obama White House
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The NIH wants to impress Congress.
NIH
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impress upon Iran our shared concern about escalation.
State Department
Words that sound like “impress”
Words one sound away from impress — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “impress”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of impress. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.