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 Definitions of introduce  [ˌɪn trəˈdus, -ˈdyus]  

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Definition of 'introduce' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) introduce
to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.

2.  introduce
to acquaint (two or more persons) with each other personally:
Will you introduce us?

3.  introduce
to present (a person, product, etc.) to a group or to the general public for or as if for the first time by a formal act, announcement, etc.:
to introduce a debutante to society.

4.  introduce
to bring (a person) to first knowledge or experience of something:
He introduced me to skiing.

5.  introduce
to create, propose, bring into notice, use, etc., for or as if for the first time:
to introduce a new idea.

6.  introduce
to present for official consideration or action, as a legislative bill.

7.  introduce
to begin; preface:
to introduce a speech with an anecdote.

8.  introduce
to put or place into something for the first time; insert:
to introduce a figure into a design.

9.  introduce
to bring in or establish, as something foreign, alien, or not native:
a plant introduced into America.

10.  introduce
to present (a speaker, performer, etc.) to an audience.

11.  introduce
to present (a person) at a royal court.

Etymology:  (1425–75; late ME < L intrōdūcere to lead in, introduce =intrō-intro - +dūcere to lead; cf. duke)

Definition of 'introduce' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) introduce, present, acquaint
cause to come to know personally
"permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

2. (verb) introduce, innovate
bring something new to an environment
"A new word processor was introduced"

3. (verb) insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
introduce
"Insert your ticket here"

4. (verb) bring in, introduce
bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment
"He brought in a new judge"; "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor"

5. (verb) introduce
bring in or establish in a new place or environment
"introduce a rule"; "introduce exotic fruits"

6. (verb) insert, infix, enter, introduce
put or introduce into something
"insert a picture into the text"

7. (verb) introduce, bring out
bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.

8. (verb) introduce
put before (a body)
"introduce legislation"

9. (verb) precede, preface, premise, introduce
furnish with a preface or introduction
"She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

10. (verb) inaugurate, usher in, introduce
be a precursor of
"The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"


Definition of 'introduce' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) introduce
to present sb to other people
I introduced myself to her parents.; The show's host introduced the next act.

2.  introduce
to bring a new experience to sb
My girlfriend first introduced me to jazz.

3.  introduce
to cause sth to exist or be used for the first time
Schools are introducing new methods of assessment.


Definition of 'introduce' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) introduce
to lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room

2. (verb) introduce
to put (something into a place); to insert; as, to introduce the finger, or a probe

3. (verb) introduce
to lead to and make known by formal announcement or recommendation; hence, to cause to be acquainted; as, to introduce strangers; to introduce one person to another

4. (verb) introduce
to bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as, to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant

5. (verb) introduce
to produce; to cause to exist; to induce

6. (verb) introduce
to open to notice; to begin; to present; as, he introduced the subject with a long preface


Translation of 'introduce' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (often withto) to make (people) known by name to each other
He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: voorstel Arabic flag Arabic: يُعَرِّف، يُقَدِّم Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: запознавам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: apresentar Czech flag Czech: představit German flag German: vorstellen
Danish flag Danish: introducere Greek flag Greek: συστήνω Spanish flag Spanish: presentar
Estonian flag Estonian: tutvustama Farsi flag Farsi: معرفی کردن Finnish flag Finnish: esitellä
French flag French: présenter Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהָצִיג Hindi flag Hindi: परिचय कराना
Croatian flag Croatian: predstaviti Hungarian flag Hungarian: bemutat Indonesian flag Indonesian: memperkenalkan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: kynna Italian flag Italian: presentare Japanese flag Japanese: 紹介する
Korean flag Korean: 대면시키다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: supažindinti, pristatyti Latvian flag Latvian: iepazīstināt; stādīt prie
Malay flag Malay: memperkenalkan Dutch flag Dutch: voorstellen Norwegian flag Norwegian: presentere (seg), introdu
Polish flag Polish: przedstawić Persian flag Persian: معرفی کردن Pashto flag Pashto: معرفى كول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: apresentar Romanian flag Romanian: a (se) pre­zenta Russian flag Russian: представлять(ся)
Slovak flag Slovak: predstaviť Slovenian flag Slovenian: predstaviti Serbian flag Serbian: predstaviti
Swedish flag Swedish: presentera Thai flag Thai: แนะนำตัว Turkish flag Turkish: tanıştırmak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 介紹 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: представляти; знайомити Urdu flag Urdu: تعارف کرانا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: giới thiệu Chinese flag Chinese: 介绍

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