(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If something ~es you, you feel great admiration for it.
What ~ed him most was their speed...
Cannon’s film ~es on many levels.
VERB: V n, V
~ed
I was very ~ed by one young man at my lectures...
ADJ: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ by/with n
2.
If you ~ something on someone, you make them understand its importance or degree.
I had always ~ed upon the children that if they worked hard they would succeed in life...
I’ve ~ed upon them the need for more professionalism...
I ~ed on him what a huge honour he was being offered.
VERB: V on/upon n that, V on/upon n n, V on/upon n wh
3.
If something ~es itself on your mind, you notice and remember it.
But this change has not yet ~ed itself on the minds of the British public.
VERB: V pron-refl on n
4.
If someone or something ~es you as a particular thing, usually a good one, they gives you the ~ion of being that thing.
Billy Sullivan had ~ed me as a fine man.
VERB: V n as n/-ing