introduce

present (v1)

introduce

past (v2)

introduced

past participle (v3)

introduced

present participle

introducing

3rd person singular

introduces

1. 1.To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).

   • Let me introduce you to my friends.
   • 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.

2. 2.To make (something or someone) known, such as by formal announcement or recommendation.

   • Let me introduce our guest speaker.
   • The senator plans to introduce the bill in the next session.
   • In this work, we introduce a comprehensive evaluation of flutter behavior including classical flutter, edgewise vibration, and flutter mode characteristics for two-bladed, downwind rotors.

3. 3.To add (something) to a system, a mixture, or a container.

   • Various pollutants were introduced into the atmosphere.

4. 4.To bring (something) into practice.

   • Wheeled transport was introduced long ago.
   • 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.
   • 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.

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