introduce

Everyday

1. To introduce people is to tell them each other's names when they meet for the first time. tree →
2. To introduce something new is to bring it in or start using it. tree →
3. To introduce someone to something is to let them try or learn it for the first time. tree →
4. To introduce a talk, book or show is to say what it will be about at the start. tree →

In the lessons

In manners lessons, you introduce yourself by saying your name, and you introduce friends to each other ("Mum, this is Sam"). In writing, the introduction is the first paragraph that tells the reader what is coming. In science and history, people introduced animals or plants to new places, like rabbits to Australia, sometimes causing harm. Phrases: introduce yourself, let me introduce, introduce a new rule, introduction.

Examples

• Let me introduce my friend Ali. tree →
• Please introduce yourself to the class. tree →
• The school introduced a new lunch menu. tree →
• Dad introduced me to chess. tree →
• Rabbits were introduced to Australia and spread quickly. tree →
• Start your story by introducing the main character. tree →
• The Count shook hands with him, and introduced him. tree →

Note

Introduce someone TO someone: "I introduced Jo to Ben", not "introduced Jo Ben". Noun: introduction. When you are introduced, it is polite to smile, say "Nice to meet you" and, in many places, shake hands.

In Jewish tradition

In manners lessons, you introduce yourself by saying your name, and you introduce friends to each other ("Mum, this is Sam"). In writing, the introduction is the first paragraph that tells the reader what is coming. In science and history, people introduced animals or plants to new places, like rabbits to Australia, sometimes causing harm. Phrases: introduce yourself, let me introduce, introduce a new rule, introduction.

Examples

• The opinions of Hebrew Kabalistic Rabbis and of two French mystics may be fitly introduced here. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• The twelve sections of this chapter introduce this philo- sophic disquisition upon the Formation and Development of the Universe. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Introduce someone TO someone: "I introduced Jo to Ben", not "introduced Jo Ben". Noun: introduction. When you are introduced, it is polite to smile, say "Nice to meet you" and, in many places, shake hands.