introduce
pronunciation
How to pronounce introduce in British English:
UK [ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs]
How to pronounce introduce in American English:
US [ˌɪntrəˈduːs]
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- Verb:
- cause to come to know personally
- bring something new to an environment
- introduce
- bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment
- bring in or establish in a new place or environment
- put or introduce into something
- bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.
- as of legislation into a legislative body
- furnish with a preface or introduction
- be a precursor of
Word Origin
- introduce
- introduce: [16] Introduce means etymologically ‘lead inside’. It was borrowed from Latin intrōdūcere ‘lead in’, a compound verb formed from the prefix intrō- ‘in, inside’ and dūcere ‘lead’ (source of English duct, duke, educate, produce, etc). Of its main secondary meanings, ‘use for the first time, originate’ emerged in Latin but ‘make known personally to others’ seems to have been a later development.=> duct, duke, educate, produce
- introduce (v.)
- early 15c., back-formation from introduction, or else from Latin introducere "to lead in, bring in" (see introduction). Related: Introduced; introducing.
Example
- 1. Apple is expected to introduce its next iphone on wednesday .
- 2. America changed its constitution to introduce an income tax in 1913 .
- 3. I 'll introduce you all around .
- 4. Several countries now expect to introduce a systemic-risk regulator .
- 5. China and brazil might introduce changes , he added .