need no introduction

verb

To be very well-known; to be familiar to almost everyone.

Meanings

verbneed no introduction (third-person singular simple present needs no introduction, present participle needing no introduction, simple past and past participle needed no introduction)

present singular third person needs no introduction · participle present needing no introduction · participle past needed no introduction · past needed no introduction

  1. set phraseTo be very well-known; to be familiar to almost everyone.
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APA

need no introduction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/need%20no%20introduction

MLA

“need no introduction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/need%20no%20introduction. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “need no introduction,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/need%20no%20introduction.

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