Introduce
[ɪntrə'djuːs] or [ˌɪntrə'dus]
Definition
(verb.) put before (a body); 'introduce legislation'.
(verb.) cause to come to know personally; 'permit me to acquaint you with my son'; 'introduce the new neighbors to the community'.
(verb.) bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc..
(verb.) bring in or establish in a new place or environment; 'introduce a rule'; 'introduce exotic fruits'.
(verb.) bring something new to an environment; 'A new word processor was introduced'.
Typed by Billie--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.
(v. t.) To put (something into a place); to insert; as, to introduce the finger, or a probe.
(v. t.) To lead to and make known by formal announcement or recommendation; hence, to cause to be acquainted; as, to introduce strangers; to introduce one person to another.
(v. t.) To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as, to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant.
(v. t.) To produce; to cause to exist; to induce.
(v. t.) To open to notice; to begin; to present; as, he introduced the subject with a long preface.
Typed by Blanche
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Conduct, lead in, bring in, usher in.[2]. Present, make acquainted.[3]. Bring into notice, bring before the public, bring into use.[4]. Begin, commence, be the first to take up.
Edited by Diana
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Present, usher_in, conduct_in, make_known, bring_in, preface, begin
ANT:Come_after, succeed, follow, end, conclude
Typist: Vern
Definition
v.t. to lead or bring in: to conduct into a place: formally to make known or acquainted: to bring into notice or practice: to commence: to preface.—n. Introduc′tion act of conducting into: act of making persons known to each other: act of bringing into notice or practice: preliminary matter to the main thoughts of a book: (mus.) a kind of preface or prelude to a following movement: a treatise introductory to a science or course of study.—adjs. Introduc′tory Introduc′tive serving to introduce: preliminary: prefatory.—adv. Introduc′torily.
Edited by Greg
Examples
- You are not going to introduce yourself to Mr. Darcy! Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I--must introduce you to 'mon mari. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Let me introduce you to Pompey, said he. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It is a new style of travelling dress, said I, and I am going to introduce the fashion. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Thus it will be possible to introduce almost endless changes in the style of house by variation of the same set of molds. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Gentlemen, he cried, let me introduce you to the famous black pearl of the Borgias. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Allow me to introduce you to him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Jethro Tull in England shortly after invented and introduced a combined system of drilling, ploughing and cultivating. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I have not introduced you yet, said Holmes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He politely introduced the young gentlemen to us. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Now hold your shoulder straight, and take short steps, and don't shake hands if you are introduced to anyone. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Mr. Mallard departed to execute his commission; and Serjeant Snubbin relapsed into abstraction until Mr. Phunky himself was introduced. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I happened to remark to Mr. Rochester how much Adele wished to be introduced to the ladies, and he said: 'Oh! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Yes; he introduced us to his sister. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I don't think, Mr. Hale, you have done quite right in introducing such a person to us without telling us what he had been. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Mr. Pickwick, I have great pleasure in introducing you to Count Smorltork. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Italy claims the honour among European nations of first introducing a machine for sowing grain. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The lady of the viperish face came in Madame Fosco--Mr. Hartright, said the Count, introducing us with easy dignity. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The mode now generally employed to correct deviation is by introducing on board ship masses of iron and magnets to neutralize the action of the ship’s magnetism so far as possible. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- His wish of introducing his sister to her was a compliment of the highest kind. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- While in England in 1837-1840, obtaining a patent on and introducing a circular saw, he became interested in the printing presses of the London Times. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- And Mrs. Snagsby, Mr. Smallweed introduces. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Introduces the next The passengers were landing from the packet on the pier at Calais. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I came, said Miss Ophelia, with a short, dry cough, such as commonly introduces a difficult subject,--I came to speak with you about poor Rosa. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Neither is this of any interest to you; but it introduces what I wish to say. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- In the Tenth Book Plato introduces a new series of objections. Plato. The Republic.
- He introduces Rick, and then he is good friends with Mr. Vholes and borrows five pounds of him. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Increase in temperature therefore introduces three elements of disturbance, all of which act in the same direction of reducing the speed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Editor: Wallace