Meanings
present singular third person introduces · participle present introducing · participle past introduced · past introduced · first person past singular introduced · archaic present second person singular introducest · past second person singular introduced · archaic past second person singular introducedst · present singular third person introduces · archaic present singular third person introduceth · past singular third person introduced · past plural introduced · past subjunctive introduced · participle present introducing · participle past introduced · alternative pronunciation spelling interduce
- ditransitiveTo cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
Let me introduce you to my friends.
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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 - transitiveTo make (something or someone) known, such as by formal announcement or recommendation.
Let me introduce our guest speaker.
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The senator plans to introduce the bill in the next session.
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 - transitiveTo add (something) to a system, a mixture, or a container.
Various pollutants were introduced into the atmosphere.
- transitiveTo bring (something) into practice.
Wheeled transport was introduced long ago.
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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 1First 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 & antonyms
verbTo make (something or someone) known, such as by formal announcement or recommendation.
More synonyms by meaning
verbplace, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
verbbring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros“inner, what is inside”
- Latinintrōdūcō
- Old Frenchintroduire
- Middle Englishintroducen
- Englishintroduce
From Middle English introducen, from Old French introduire, from Latin intrōdūcō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”) and *dewk-.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek παράγω
- παράγω (parágō)to bring into practice — see also bring in
Arabic قَدَّمَ
- قَدَّمَ (qaddama)to cause someone to be acquainted
Bulgarian предста́вям, запознавам
- предста́вям (predstávjam)to cause someone to be acquainted
- запознавам (zapoznavam)to cause someone to be acquainted
- представям (predstavjam)to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation
- вкарвам (vkarvam)to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- внасям (vnasjam)to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- въвеждам (văveždam)to bring into practice — see also bring in
- внедрявам (vnedrjavam)to bring into practice — see also bring in
Catalan presentar, introduir
- presentarto cause someone to be acquainted
- introduirto add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- introduirto bring into practice — see also bring in
Chinese Cantonese 介紹 /介绍, 紹介 /绍介
- 介紹 /介绍 (gaai³ siu⁶)to cause someone to be acquainted
- 紹介 /绍介 (siu⁶ gaai³)to cause someone to be acquainted
- 引見 /引见 (jan⁵ gin³)to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation
Chinese Mandarin 介紹 /介绍, 紹介 /绍介
- 介紹 /介绍 (jièshào)to cause someone to be acquainted
- 紹介 /绍介 (shàojiè)to cause someone to be acquainted
- 引見 /引见 (yǐnjiàn)to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation
- 導入 /导入 (dǎorù)to add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- 推行 (tuīxíng)to bring into practice — see also bring in
Czech představit, zavést
- představitto make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation
- zavéstto bring into practice — see also bring in
Danish introducere
- introducereto cause someone to be acquainted
Dutch introduceren, voorstellen
- introducerento cause someone to be acquainted
- voorstellento cause someone to be acquainted
- voorstellento make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation
- introducerento bring into practice — see also bring in
Esperanto prezenti, enplekti
- prezentito cause someone to be acquainted
- enplektito add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
Estonian tutvustama
- tutvustamato cause someone to be acquainted
Finnish esitellä, esitellä
- esitelläto cause someone to be acquainted
- esitelläto make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation
- lisätäto add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- ottaa käyttöönto bring into practice — see also bring in
French présenter, présenter
- présenterto cause someone to be acquainted
- présenterto make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation
- introduireto add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- introduireto bring into practice — see also bring in
German vorstellen, bekannt machen
- vorstellento cause someone to be acquainted
- bekannt machento cause someone to be acquainted
- vorstellento make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation
- einführento bring into practice — see also bring in
Greek συστήνω
- συστήνω (systíno)to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation
Hindi परिचय
- परिचय (paricay)to cause someone to be acquainted
Hungarian bemutat, ereszt
- bemutatto cause someone to be acquainted
- eresztto add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- juttatto add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- engedto add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- bevezetto bring into practice — see also bring in
Italian presentare, presentare
- presentareto cause someone to be acquainted
- presentareto make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation
- introdurreto add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- iniziareto add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- inserireto add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- incominciareto add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- cominciareto add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- avviareto add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- introdurreto bring into practice — see also bring in
Japanese 紹介する, 引き合わせる
- 紹介する (shōkai suru)to cause someone to be acquainted
- 引き合わせる (hikiawaseru)to cause someone to be acquainted
Korean 소개(紹介)하다
- 소개(紹介)하다 (sogaehada)to cause someone to be acquainted
Latin intrōdūcō, intrōdūcō
- intrōdūcōto make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation
- intrōdūcōto add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- indōto add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
Māori whakataki, kuhu
- whakatakito cause someone to be acquainted
- kuhuto make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation
- kōkuhuto make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation
- kōkuhuto add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- whakauruto add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
Norwegian presentere, forestille
- presentereto cause someone to be acquainted
- forestilleto cause someone to be acquainted
Persian معرفی کردن
- معرفی کردن (mo'arrefi kardan)to cause someone to be acquainted
Polish przedstawiać, przedstawić
- przedstawiaćto cause someone to be acquainted
- przedstawićto cause someone to be acquainted
- wprowadzaćto bring into practice — see also bring in
- wprowadzićto bring into practice — see also bring in
Portuguese apresentar, apresentar
- apresentarto cause someone to be acquainted
- apresentarto make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation
- introduzirto add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- introduzirto bring into practice — see also bring in
Romanian prezenta
- prezentato cause someone to be acquainted
Russian представля́ть, предста́вить
- представля́ть (predstavljátʹ)to cause someone to be acquainted
- предста́вить (predstávitʹ)to cause someone to be acquainted
- знако́мить (znakómitʹ)to cause someone to be acquainted
- познако́мить (poznakómitʹ)to cause someone to be acquainted
- представля́ть (predstavljátʹ)to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation
- предста́вить (predstávitʹ)to make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation
- вводи́ть (vvodítʹ)to bring into practice — see also bring in
- ввести́ (vvestí)to bring into practice — see also bring in
Slovak predstaviť
- predstaviťto make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation
Spanish presentar, introducir
- presentarto cause someone to be acquainted
- introducirto add something to a system, a mixture, or a container
- introducirto bring into practice — see also bring in
Swedish presentera, presentera
- presenterato cause someone to be acquainted
- presenterato make something or someone known by formal announcement or recommendation
- införato bring into practice — see also bring in
Thai แนะนำ
- แนะนำ (nɛ́-nam)to cause someone to be acquainted
Turkish tanıştırmak, uygulamaya koymak
- tanıştırmakto cause someone to be acquainted
- uygulamaya koymakto bring into practice — see also bring in
Ukrainian представля́ти, предста́вити
- представля́ти (predstavljáty)to cause someone to be acquainted
- предста́вити (predstávyty)to cause someone to be acquainted
- знайо́мити (znajómyty)to cause someone to be acquainted
- познайо́мити (poznajómyty)to cause someone to be acquainted
- запрова́джувати (zaprovádžuvaty)to bring into practice — see also bring in
- запрова́дити (zaprovádyty)to bring into practice — see also bring in
- вво́дити (vvódyty)to bring into practice — see also bring in
- ввести́ (vvestý)to bring into practice — see also bring in
Vietnamese giới thiệu
- giới thiệuto cause someone to be acquainted
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
introduce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introduce
“introduce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introduce. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “introduce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introduce.
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