I am impressed by/with her presentation ...

[bluestbottle]

Hi! May I know if it is correct to use impressed by or impressed with?

I searched the internet for various examples, but the results varied across different websites, and I still couldn't see differences between them.

Do we use:
Impressed by: referring to a specific action or quality
Impressed with: referring to a person or object

Thank you!

 

[Rover_KE]

Welcome to the forum.

Please write one or two complete sentences containing these phrases.

 

[bluestbottle]

Welcome to the forum.

Please write one or two complete sentences containing these phrases.

Please see the sentences below:


Example 1
1. I am impressed by her presentation at the conference today.
2. I am impressed with her presentation at the conference today.


Example 2
1. She was impressed by the hotel's facilities and excellent food.
2. She was impressed with the hotel's facilities and excellent food.

 

[Tarheel]

I would use "with" in both cases. (See below.)

I was impressed with her presentation.

 

[5jj]

This ngram suggests either is possible.

 

[jutfrank]

There's very little difference in meaning. Using 'by' has a sense of passivity.

 

[Skrej]

I consider them equally acceptable and interchangeable in these examples.