imp.

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See also: imp, Imp., and IMP

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviations.

Pronunciation

Adjective

imp. (comparative more imp., superlative most imp.)

  1. (not comparable, grammar) Abbreviation of imperative.
    Synonym: imper.
    notā, sg. imp. form of notō, “I mark”
  2. (not comparable, grammar) Abbreviation of imperfect.[1]
    Synonyms: imperf., impf., impft
    sate, obs. imp. form of to sit
  3. (not comparable, grammar) Abbreviation of impersonal.
    Synonym: impers.
    rain: in imp. constr., “It’s raining.”
  4. (not comparable) Abbreviation of imperial.
    1 metric kg ≅ 2·2 imp. ℔
  5. (comparable) Abbreviation of important.
    Synonym: impt
    V. imp. — remember!
  6. (not comparable) Abbreviation of imported.
    Synonym: imptd
    imp.–dom. ratio is now ~3:1
  7. (comparable) Abbreviation of improved.
    New 2.16β, much imp. on v.2.1.
Derived terms

Noun

imp. (countable and uncountable, plural imp. or imps. or impp.)

  1. (uncountable) Abbreviation of import.
    week 31 imp. gross: $20·6M
  2. (countable, plural: imps.) Abbreviation of importer.
    Synonym: imptr
    USA now top imp. of goods
  3. (countable, plural: imp.) Abbreviation of impression.
    2nd ed., 11 th imp., 1907
  4. (countable, plural: impp.) Abbreviation of imprimatur.
    imp. non obst.
  5. (countable, plural: imp.) Abbreviation of imprint.
    Inc. imp. on 3rd flyl.
  6. (countable, plural: imps.) Abbreviation of improvement.
    forecast sce. shows much imp.

Verb

imp. (usually imperative; not conjugated)

  1. Abbreviation of implement.
    Imp. new tech at 19:00.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of French imprimé (“printed”) and imprimeur (“printer”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

imp. (not comparable)

  1. Printed.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Noun

imp. (plural imp.)

  1. Printer.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

References

  • The New Penguin Dictionary of Abbreviations: from A to zz, Rosalind Fergusson. (Penguin Books, 2000), page 212
  • Notes:
  1. ^ Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) uses imp. as an abbreviation for imperfect in the conjugation sections of its entries.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

imp.

  1. (printing) Abbreviation of impressit.
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