introduce
To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
Example
“Let me introduce you to my friends.”
Other meanings
To make (something or someone) known, such as by formal announcement or recommendation.
“The senator plans to introduce the bill in the next session.”
To add (something) to a system, a mixture, or a container.
“Various pollutants were introduced into the atmosphere.”
Synonyms
- present
Related words
- cointroduce
- e-troduce
- introducee
- introducement
- introducible
- misintroduce
- reintroduce
- re-introduce
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "intrōdūcō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “introduce” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.