Example: Ik heb de indruk dat het vandaag gaat regenen.
Definition
"De indruk hebben" means to have the feeling or perception that something is true or likely. It expresses a personal sense or intuition about a situation, as in the example sentence, "Ik heb de indruk dat het vandaag gaat regenen," meaning the speaker believes it will rain today.
The Dutch phrase "de indruk hebben" literally translates to "to have the impression." "Indruk" comes from the verb "indrukken," which means to press in or impress. Over time, it evolved metaphorically to mean an impression or feeling formed in the mind, much like a stamp leaves an imprint.
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"De indruk hebben" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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to have the impression