Introduced Introduce Member I Time Verb ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs ˌɪntrəˈduːs

• allow me to introduce my mother.
• the lead singer introduced each member of the band.
• he introduced me as a new member of the company.
• he introduced me to a greek girl at the party.

introduce

Verb Forms

1. to tell two or more people who have not met before what each other’s names are; to tell somebody what your name is
• Allow me to introduce my mother.
• The lead singer introduced each member of the band.
• He introduced me as a new member of the company.
• He introduced me to a Greek girl at the party.
• She was introduced to me as a well-known novelist.
• Sue and Jo were introduced by a mutual friend.
• We have met before, but we haven't been formally introduced.
• Can I introduce myself? I'm Helen Robins.
• The chairperson introduced herself and opened the discussion.
• ‘Kay, this is Steve.’ ‘Yes, I know—we've already introduced ourselves.’
• She made sure she introduced herself to all her new colleagues.

Extra Examples

• Can I introduce my wife?
• We've already been introduced.
• I briefly introduced him to my parents.
• She introduced me to her friends.
2. to be the main speaker in a television or radio show, who gives details about the show and who presents the people who are in it; to tell the audience the name of the person who is going to speak or perform
• The next programme will be introduced by Mary David.
• It is my pleasure to introduce my first guest on the show tonight…
3. to mention something for the first time in a piece of writing
• Introduce the topic and briefly state your own opinion.
• Each new idea should be introduced in a new paragraph.
• In Chapter 3 the author introduces the concept of the learner-centred classroom to readers.
4. to make somebody learn about something or do something for the first time
• The first lecture introduces students to the main topics of the course.
• He was first introduced to drugs by his elder brother.
• She has developed her love of archery since being introduced to the sport by a workmate.
• It was she who first introduced the pleasures of sailing to me.
5. to make something available for use, discussion, etc. for the first time
• SYNONYM bring somebody/something in
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• The company has recently introduced a new warehouse management system.
• Legislation will be introduced to ensure free bus travel for all pensioners.
• The new law was introduced in 2007.
• Psychologists first introduced the term in the early 1990s.
• to introduce measures/reforms
• We are going to introduce a few changes to the system.
• The government plans to gradually introduce the latest technology into all schools.

Extra Examples

• The company is introducing a new range of products this year.
• The airline has introduced a cheap return fare to New York.
• The local authority plans to introduce new regulations on parking.
• The government has introduced tough new import restrictions.
• The practice of community policing was introduced in the 1970s.
• She attempted in vain to introduce some order into the classroom.
• They recently introduced a yogurt drink into the market.
6. to be the start of something new
• Bands from London introduced the craze for this kind of music.
• A slow theme introduces the first movement.
7. to bring a plant, an animal or a disease to a place for the first time
• Some new species were introduced accidentally to Australia from Europe.
• Vegetation patterns changed when goats were introduced to the island.
• Diseases were inadvertently introduced into the environment by settlers.
8. to formally present a new law so that it can be discussed
• to introduce a bill (before Parliament)
9. to put something into something
• Particles of glass had been introduced into the baby food.
10. to cause something to contain errors
• Measurement error could have been introduced by respondents' recall errors.
• The analyst's rankings rely on subjective information, which may introduce a bias into the rankings.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in the sense ‘bring (a person) into a place or group’): from Latin introducere, from intro- ‘to the inside’ + ducere ‘to lead’.