Imp.
Pronunciation
- RP enPR: Ämp, IPA: /ɪmp/
Origin 1
From various English terms, by shortening
Full definition of imp.
Adjective
imp.
- (grammar, not comparable) Abbreviation of imperative; also imper.notÄ, sg. imp. form of notÅ, “I markâ€
- (grammar, not comparable) Abbreviation of imperfectWebster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) uses imp. as an abbreviation for imperfect in the conjugation sections of its entries.
- sate, obs. imp. form of to sit
- (not comparable) Abbreviation of imperial; compare Imp.1 metric kg ≅ 2·2 imp. ℔
- (grammar, not comparable) Abbreviation of impersonal; also impers.rain: in imp. constr., “It’s raining.â€
- (comparable) Abbreviation of important; also impt.V. imp. — remember!
- (not comparable) Abbreviation of imported; also imptd.imp.–dom. ratio is now ~3:1
- (comparable) Abbreviation of improvedNew 2.16β, much imp. on v.2.1.
Noun
imp.
(countable and uncountable; plural imp.s)- (uncountable) Abbreviation of importweek 31 imp. gross: $20·6M
- (countable, plural: imps.) Abbreviation of importer; also imptr.United States now top imp. of goods
- (countable, plural: imp.) Abbreviation of impression2
- (countable, plural: impp.) Abbreviation of imprimaturimp. non obst.
- (countable, plural: imp.) Abbreviation of imprintInc. imp. on 3
- (countable, plural: imps.) Abbreviation of improvementforecast sce. shows much imp.
Pronunciation
- RP enPR: ĕɴp, IPA: /ɛ̃p/
Origin 2
From French imprimé