introduce

introduce
verb
1 tell people sb's name
ADVERB
▪ formally, properly
▪

We have met before, but we haven't been formally introduced.

▪ briefly
▪

I briefly introduced him to my parents.

VERB + INTRODUCE
▪ allow me to, can, let me, may
▪

Let me introduce myself.

▪

May I introduce my wife, Sarah?

PREPOSITION
▪ as
▪

He introduced me as a new member of the company.

▪ to
▪

She introduced me to her friends.

2 start using/doing sth for the first time
ADVERB
▪ recently
▪

They recently introduced a yogurt drink into the market.

▪ first, initially, originally
▪

Psychologists first introduced the term in the early 1990s.

▪ gradually, slowly
▪ quickly, rapidly
▪

After coming to power, he quickly introduced land reform.

▪ accidentally, inadvertently
▪

diseases inadvertently introduced to the area by settlers

VERB + INTRODUCE
▪ intend to, plan to, want to
▪

The local authority plans to introduce new regulations on parking.

▪ attempt to, try to
▪

She attempted in vain to introduce some order into the classroom.

PREPOSITION
▪ into
▪

New technology is rapidly being introduced into factories.

PHRASES
▪ newly introduced, recently introduced
▪

These measures have only been recently introduced.

Introduce is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑government, ↑settler
Introduce is used with these nouns as the object: ↑act, ↑amendment, ↑ban, ↑bill, ↑boycott, ↑change, ↑character, ↑charge, ↑competition, ↑concept, ↑conscription, ↑control, ↑curb, ↑element, ↑error, ↑fare, ↑flexibility, health service, ↑idea, ↑initiative, ↑innovation, ↑law, ↑legislation, ↑measure, ↑modification, ↑motion, ↑mutation, ↑note, ↑penalty, ↑policy, ↑practice, ↑product, ↑quota, ↑rationing, ↑rebate, ↑refinement, ↑reform, ↑regulation, ↑resolution, ↑restriction, ↑safeguard, ↑scheme, ↑slavery, ↑system, ↑tariff, ↑tax, ↑technique, ↑technology, ↑term, ↑theme, ↑uncertainty, ↑version

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