English Online Dictionary. What means introduce? What does introduce mean?
English
Alternative forms
- interduce (eye dialect)
Etymology
From Middle English introducen, from Old French introduire, from Latin intrōdūcō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”) and *dewk-.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/, (proscribed) /ˌɪntəɹˈdus/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪntɹəˈdjuːs/
- Hyphenation: in‧tro‧duce
Verb
introduce (third-person singular simple present introduces, present participle introducing, simple past and past participle introduced)
- (transitive, of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
- (transitive) To make (something or someone) known by formal announcement or recommendation.
- (transitive) To add (something) to a system, a mixture, or a container.
- (transitive) To bring (something) into practice.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- (make something or someone known): announce
Derived terms
- re-introduce
Translations
Anagrams
- reduction
Galician
Verb
introduce
- inflection of introducir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Interlingua
Verb
introduce
- present of introducer
- imperative of introducer
Italian
Verb
introduce
- third-person singular present indicative of introdurre
Anagrams
- decurtino
Latin
Verb
intrōdūce
- second-person singular present active imperative of intrōdūcō
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin introducere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [in.troˈdu.t͡ʃe]
Verb
a introduce (third-person singular present introduce, past participle introdus) 3rd conjugation
- (transitive) to insert
- (transitive) to establish, enact (to appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.)
Conjugation
Further reading
- introduce in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
Verb
introduce
- inflection of introducir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative