Introduced Introduce I Time Law Verb Bre ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs

• can i introduce my wife?
• he introduced me to a greek girl at the party.
• she was introduced to me as a well-known novelist.
• we've already been introduced.

introduce

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
• Can I introduce my wife?
• He introduced me to a Greek girl at the party.
• She was introduced to me as a well-known novelist.
• We've already been introduced.
• Can I introduce myself? I'm Helen Robins.
• ‘Kay, this is Steve.’ ‘Yes, I know—we've already introduced ourselves.’
• Amy, do you know my friend Simon?
• Have you two met? Jane, this is Matt.
• Ted, this is Gwen—she's Porter's mother.
• Can I introduce you to my colleague Professor Welsh?
• No, I don't think we've met. I'm Harry.
• Hello. Nice to meet you.
• Hi. I'm Norman Miller.
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
• See related entries: Radio broadcasting
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/radio_broadcasting/introduce_1
• The next programme will be introduced by Mary David.
• May I introduce my first guest on the show tonight…
3. 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.
• It was she who first introduced the pleasures of sailing to me.
4. to make something available for use, discussion, etc. for the first time
• synonym bring somebody/somethingin
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bring-in
• The company is introducing a new range of products this year.
• The new law was introduced in 2007.
• We want to introduce the latest technology into schools.
5. to bring a plant, an animal or a disease to a place for the first time
• Vegetation patterns changed when goats were introduced to the island.
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 formally present a new law so that it can be discussed
• to introduce a bill (before Parliament)
8. to put something into something
• Particles of glass had been introduced into the baby food.

Extra Examples

• He introduced me as a new member of the company.
• I briefly introduced him to my parents.
• Let me introduce myself.
• May I introduce my wife, Sarah?
• New technology is rapidly being introduced into factories.
• Psychologists first introduced the term in the early 1990s.
• She attempted in vain to introduce some order into the classroom.
• She introduced me to her friends.
• The local authority plans to introduce new regulations on parking.
• These measures have only been recently introduced.
• They recently introduced a yogurt drink into the market.
• We have met before, but we haven’t been formally introduced.
• diseases inadvertently introduced to the area by settlers
• ‘Kay, this is Steve.’ ‘Yes, I know—we’ve already introduced ourselves.’
• Can I introduce myself? I’m Helen Robins.
• Many innovations were introduced by the 1919 Act.
• She has developed her love of archery since being introduced to the sport by a workmate.
• The airline has introduced a cheap return fare to New York.
• The first lecture introduces students to the broad outline of the programme.
• The government has introduced tough new import restrictions.
• The government introduced meat rationing in May.
• The new law was introduced in 2006.
• The practice of community policing was introduced in the 1970s.
• We are going to introduce a few changes to the system.
• We’ve already been introduced.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they introduce
• he / she / it introduces
• past simple introduced
• past participle introduced
• -ing form introducing

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’.