introduce
Syllables: in·tro·duce/ˌɪntɹəˈdʒuːs//ˌɪntɹəˈdus/
introduce verb: to cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
Verb
introduce (third-person singular simple present introduces, present participle introducing, simple past and past participle introduced)
- 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
- To make (something or someone) known, such as by formal announcement or recommendation.
- The senator plans to introduce the bill in the next session.
- Let me introduce our guest speaker.
- To add (something) to a system, a mixture, or a container.
- Various pollutants were introduced into the atmosphere.
- To bring (something) into practice.
- 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
introduce meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
introduce in Hindi
- to cause someone to be acquainted
- परिचय paricay
introduce in Tamil
- அறிமுகப்படுத்து, அறிமுகம் செய், புகுத்து
introduce in Marathi
- to introduce
- ओळख करून देणे ubhe rahaṇe
introduce in Urdu
- ملنا, متعارف ہونا, لانا, ملانا, رواج دینا, تعارف کرانا
More languagesFewer languages
- introduce in Bengali
- প্রবর্তন করা, চালু করা, উপস্থাপিত করা, সূচনা করা
- introduce in Telugu
- ప్రవేశపెట్టు pravēśapeṭṭu
- introduce in Malayalam
- അവതരിപ്പിക്കുക avatarippikkuka
- introduce in Kannada
- ಪರಿಚಯ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಡು, ಒಳಕ್ಕೆ ತರು, ಪ್ರವೇಶ ಮಾಡಿಸು, ಮುಂದಾಗು
- introduce in Gujarati
- પરિચય કરાવવો, પરિચય આપવા માટે
- introduce in Sanskrit
- स्थापयति sthāpáyati
- introduce in Nepali
- परिचय गराउनु, परिचय गराउन
- introduce in Arabic
- قَدَّمَ qaddama
- introduce in Persian
- معرفی کردن mo'arrefi kardan
- introduce in Thai
- แนะนำ nɛ́-nam
- introduce in Vietnamese
- giới thiệu
Examples of introduce in a sentence
- 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...
- 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:
Synonyms of introduce
Forms of introduce
| third-person singular present | introduces |
|---|---|
| present participle | introducing |
| past participle | introduced |
| past | introduced |
| alternative pronunciation-spelling | interduce |
| second-person singular present (archaic) | introducest |
| second-person singular past (archaic) | introducedst |
| third-person singular present (archaic) | introduceth |
Origin of introduce
From Middle English introducen, from Old French introduire, from Latin intrōdūcō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”) and *dewk-.
Words formed from introduce
Words that rhyme with introduce
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- deduce
- sluice
- unloose
- educe
- effuse
- mousse
- produce
- recluse
- reproduce
- Rus
- seduce
- spruce
- excuse
- moose
- traduce
- transduce
- vamoose
- Zeus
- abduce
- abstruse
- adduce
- cruse
- diffuse
- disuse
- doos
- douce
- overproduce
- papoose
- reuse
- truce
- unsluice
- Al-Andalus
- ashy-headed goose
- boose
- burnoose
- caduce
- ceruse
- charlotte russe
- Emden goose
- fog juice
- hoose
- ill-use
- incuse
- luce
- misuse
- noose
- obstruse
- overuse
Questions about introduce
- What does introduce mean?
- Introduce means to cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
- What is introduce in Hindi?
- Introduce in Hindi is परिचय (paricay). See Introduce meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use introduce in a sentence?
- 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.
- What part of speech is introduce?
- Introduce is a verb.
- How do you pronounce introduce?
- Introduce is pronounced /ˌɪntɹəˈdʒuːs/.
- What is the past tense of introduce?
- The past tense of introduce is introduced.
Words near introduce in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: introduce (page history and authors); introduce (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ओळख करून देणे (Marathi) (page history and authors); introduce (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); introduce (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ప్రవేశపెట్టు (Telugu) (page history and authors); അവതരിപ്പിക്കുക (Malayalam) (page history and authors); introduce (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); introduce (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); स्थापयति (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); introduce (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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