introduce
verbecourant dans les dialogues
- États-Unis//ˌɪntɹəˈdus//
- États-Unis//ˌɪn(t)əɹˈdus//
- //ˌɪntɹəˈdʒuːs//
- //ˌɪntɹəˈdjuːs//
To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
verbe
- 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
To make (something or someone) known, such as by formal announcement or recommendation.
The senator plans to introduce the bill in the next session.
Let me introduce our guest speaker.
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
To add (something) to a system, a mixture, or a container.
Various pollutants were introduced into the atmosphere.
- 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.
Étymologie
From Middle English introducen, from Old French introduire, from Latin intrōdūcō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros (“inner, what is inside”) and *dewk-.
Formes
- passé
- introduced
- participe passé
- introduced
- participe présent
- introducing
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- introduces
introduce · To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
introduced · Not native to a location; brought from another place.introduction · The act or process of introducing.intrude · To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation,…