Introduce Meaning
/ˌɪntɹəˈdʒuːs/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
verbTo make (something or someone) known by formal announcement or recommendation.
Sentence Examples
Allow me to introduce Mr Kato to you.
Allow me to introduce Mayuko to you.
Allow me to introduce my mother.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The host will ____ the guest speaker at the event before the speech.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The host will ____ the guest speaker after the audience has finished their delicious dinner.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English introducen, from Old French introduire, from Latin intrōdūcō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”) and *dewk-.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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 1:
"First 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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The host will ____ the guest speaker at the event before the speech.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The host will ____ the guest speaker after the audience has finished their delicious dinner.