Dictionary

introduce en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˌɪntɹəˈdʒuːs/ yod-coalescence
• /ˌɪntɹəˈdjuːs/ non-yod-coalescence
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• /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/ (General-American)
• /ˌɪn(t)əɹˈdus/ (General-American, proscribed)

Etymology

From Middle English introducen, from Old French introduire, from Latin intrōdūcō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”) and *dewk-.

Meanings

1. (ditransitive, of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
   • Let me introduce you to my friends.
   • His unruly hair was slicked down with water, and as Jessamy introduced him to Miss Brindle his face assumed a cherubic innocence which would immediately have aroused the suspicions of anyone who knew him. 1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 96:
2. (transitive) To make (something or someone) known, such as by formal announcement or recommendation.
   • Let me introduce our guest speaker.
   • In this work, we introduce a comprehensive evaluation of flutter behavior including classical flutter, edgewise vibration, and flutter mode characteristics for two-bladed, downwind rotors. 2022, Mayank Chetan, Shulong Yao, and D. Todd Griffith, “Flutter behavior of highly flexible blades for two- and three-bladed wind turbines”, in Wind Energy Science:
   • The senator plans to introduce the bill in the next session.
3. (transitive) To add (something) to a system, a mixture, or a container.
   • Various pollutants were introduced into the atmosphere.
4. (transitive) To bring (something) into practice.
   • First introduced in Letchworth Garden City in 1909, the roundabout[…]proved so popular in Britain that in the 1960s the Transport Research Laboratory developed a miniature version. 2013 October 5, “The widening gyre”, in The Economist, volume 409, number 8856:
   • Wheeled transport was introduced long ago.
   • In conformity with the decision of the Ministry of Interior, the Kansu-Szechwan Standard Time (same as Chungking Time) has been introduced as the standard time for all the railways. 1937, China. Hsing chen yüan. Hsin wen chü (contributor), Macmillan (publisher), “Communications”, in China Handbook, page 240, column 1:

Forms

Deriveds

introducee · cointroduce · introducement · introducible · e-troduce · re-introduce · reintroduce · misintroduce

Synonyms

announce (make something or someone known) · give

Translations (127)

ca introduir (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · grc παράγω (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · bg запознавам (to cause someone to be acquainted) · be прадстаўля́ць (to cause someone to be acquainted) · nl voorstellen (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · hu bevezet (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · be прадста́віць (to cause someone to be acquainted) · cmn 推行 (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · it avviare (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · it introdurre (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · mi kōkuhu (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · nl introduceren (to cause someone to be acquainted) · hy ծանոթացնել (to cause someone to be acquainted) · ja 引き合わせる (to cause someone to be acquainted) · es introducir (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · alt таныштырар (to cause someone to be acquainted) · de vorstellen (to cause someone to be acquainted) · pt introduzir (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · fi lisätä (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · sv införa (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · uk представля́ти (to cause someone to be acquainted) · cs zavést (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · da introducere (to cause someone to be acquainted) · vi giới thiệu (to cause someone to be acquainted) · sv presentera (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · sh upoznati (to cause someone to be acquainted) · ca introduir (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · fi esitellä (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · ro prezenta (to cause someone to be acquainted) · sh upoznavati (to cause someone to be acquainted) · uk ввести́ (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · yue 紹介 /绍介 (to cause someone to be acquainted) · yue 引見 /引见 (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · ast presentar (to cause someone to be acquainted) · ru познако́мить (to cause someone to be acquainted) · it iniziare (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · no presentere (to cause someone to be acquainted) · de bekannt machen (to cause someone to be acquainted) · cmn 導入 /导入 (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · ja 紹介する (to cause someone to be acquainted) · cmn 介紹 /介绍 (to cause someone to be acquainted) · it presentare (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · hu juttat (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · lb virstellen (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · ru предста́вить (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · mi whakauru (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · oc introduire (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · hu enged (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · it incominciare (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · mi kōkuhu (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · sv presentera (to cause someone to be acquainted) · hu ereszt (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · cmn 紹介 /绍介 (to cause someone to be acquainted) · bg предста́вям (to cause someone to be acquainted) · ru представля́ть (to cause someone to be acquainted) · uk знайо́мити (to cause someone to be acquainted) · es presentar (to cause someone to be acquainted) · bg въвеждам (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · fr introduire (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · uk предста́вити (to cause someone to be acquainted) · pl przedstawić (to cause someone to be acquainted) · fi esitellä (to cause someone to be acquainted) · pt introduzir (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · tr tanıştırmak (to cause someone to be acquainted) · la intrōdūcō (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · cs představit (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · tr uygulamaya koymak (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · sk predstaviť (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · nl introduceren (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · lb aféieren (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · fi ottaa käyttöön (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · bg вкарвам (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · be знаёміць (to cause someone to be acquainted) · mi whakataki (to cause someone to be acquainted) · ca presentar (to cause someone to be acquainted) · sh predstavljati (to cause someone to be acquainted) · nl voorstellen (to cause someone to be acquainted) · pl wprowadzać (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · lb virstellen (to cause someone to be acquainted) · it introdurre (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · uk вво́дити (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · uk запрова́дити (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · fr introduire (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · ko 소개(紹介)하다 (to cause someone to be acquainted) · uk запрова́джувати (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · pl przedstawiać (to cause someone to be acquainted) · ru предста́вить (to cause someone to be acquainted) · mi kuhu (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · fa معرفی کردن (to cause someone to be acquainted) · ast presentar (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · el συστήνω (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · hi परिचय (to cause someone to be acquainted) · pt apresentar (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · et tutvustama (to cause someone to be acquainted) · la intrōdūcō (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · ru вводи́ть (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · cmn 引見 /引见 (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · nan-hbl 介紹 /介绍 (to cause someone to be acquainted) · hu bemutat (to cause someone to be acquainted) · la indō (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · no forestille (to cause someone to be acquainted) · pt apresentar (to cause someone to be acquainted) · de vorstellen (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · bg внасям (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · eo prezenti (to cause someone to be acquainted) · fr présenter (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · de einführen (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · nan-hbl 紹介 /绍介 (to cause someone to be acquainted) · yue 介紹 /介绍 (to cause someone to be acquainted) · ru представля́ть (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · th แนะนำ (to cause someone to be acquainted) · hy ներկայացնել (to cause someone to be acquainted) · bg внедрявам (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · it inserire (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · uk познайо́мити (to cause someone to be acquainted) · bg представям (to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation) · sh predstaviti (to cause someone to be acquainted) · fr présenter (to cause someone to be acquainted) · it presentare (to cause someone to be acquainted) · ar قَدَّمَ (to cause someone to be acquainted) · pl wprowadzić (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · ru знако́мить (to cause someone to be acquainted) · es introducir (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · be пазнаёміць (to cause someone to be acquainted) · eo enplekti (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container) · ru ввести́ (to bring into practice — see also bring in) · it cominciare (to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container)