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{ "term": "introduce", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "introduce", "heSheIt": "introduces" }, "pastSimple": "introduced", "pastParticiple": "introduced", "ingForm": "introducing" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to tell two or more people who have not met before what each other’s names are; to tell somebody what your name is", "sensetop": "introduce somebodyintroduce somebody as somethingintroduce A to Bintroduce A to B as somethingintroduce A and Bintroduce yourselfintroduce yourself to somebody", "labels": "(formal)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Allow me to introduce my mother.", "contextForm": "introduce somebody" }, { "text": "The lead singer introduced each member of the band." }, { "text": "He introduced me as a new member of the company.", "contextForm": "introduce somebody as something" }, { "text": "He introduced me to a Greek girl at the party.", "contextForm": "introduce A to B" }, { "text": "She was introduced to me as a well-known novelist.", "contextForm": "introduce A to B as something" }, { "text": "Sue and Jo were introduced by a mutual friend.", "contextForm": "introduce A and B" }, { "text": "We have met before, but we haven't been **formally introduced**." }, { "text": "Can I introduce myself? I'm Helen Robins.", "contextForm": "introduce yourself" }, { "text": "The chairperson introduced herself and opened the discussion." }, { "text": "‘Kay, this is Steve.’ ‘Yes, I know—we've already introduced ourselves.’" }, { "text": "She made sure she introduced herself to all her new colleagues.", "contextForm": "introduce yourself to somebody" }, { "text": "Can I introduce my wife?" }, { "text": "We've already been introduced." }, { "text": "I briefly introduced him to my parents." }, { "text": "She introduced me to her friends." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["formally", "properly", "briefly"], "verb + introduce": ["allow me to", "can", "let me"], "preposition": ["as", "to"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to be the main speaker in a television or radio show, who gives details about the show and who presents the people who are in it; to tell the audience the name of the person who is going to speak or perform", "sensetop": "introduce somebody/something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The next programme will be introduced by Mary David." }, { "text": "It is my pleasure to introduce my first guest on the show tonight…" } ], "topics": ["TV, radio and news"] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to mention something for the first time in a piece of writing", "sensetop": "introduce something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "**Introduce the topic** and briefly state your own opinion.", "contextForm": "introduce something" }, { "text": "Each new idea should be introduced in a new paragraph." }, { "text": "In Chapter 3 the author **introduces the concept** of the learner-centred classroom to readers." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to make somebody learn about something or do something for the first time", "sensetop": "introduce somebody to somethingintroduce something to somebody", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The first lecture introduces students to the main topics of the course.", "contextForm": "introduce somebody to something" }, { "text": "A neighbour of his introduced him to the world of Brazilian capoeira." }, { "text": "She has developed her love of archery since being introduced to the sport by a workmate." }, { "text": "It was she who first introduced the pleasures of sailing to me.", "contextForm": "introduce something to somebody" } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["recently", "first", "initially"], "verb + introduce": ["intend to", "plan to", "want to"], "preposition": ["into"], "phrases": ["newly introduced", "recently introduced"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to make something available for use, discussion, etc. for the first time", "sensetop": "introduce somethingintroduce something to somethingintroduce something into something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The company has recently introduced a new warehouse management system.", "contextForm": "introduce something" }, { "text": "**Legislation will be introduced** to ban the sale of these products to children." }, { "text": "The new law was introduced in 2021." }, { "text": "Psychologists first introduced the term in the early 1990s." }, { "text": "to introduce measures/reforms" }, { "text": "We are going to introduce a few changes to the system.", "contextForm": "introduce something to something" }, { "text": "The government plans to gradually introduce the latest technology into all schools.", "contextForm": "introduce something into something" }, { "text": "The company is introducing a new range of products this year." }, { "text": "The airline has introduced a cheap return fare to New York." }, { "text": "The local authority plans to introduce new regulations on parking." }, { "text": "The government has introduced tough new import restrictions." }, { "text": "The practice of community policing was introduced in the 1970s." }, { "text": "She attempted in vain to introduce some order into the classroom." }, { "text": "They recently introduced a yogurt drink into the market." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["recently", "first", "initially"], "verb + introduce": ["intend to", "plan to", "want to"], "preposition": ["into"], "phrases": ["newly introduced", "recently introduced"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to be the start of something new", "sensetop": "introduce something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Bands from London introduced the craze for this kind of music." }, { "text": "A slow theme introduces the first movement." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to bring a plant, an animal or a disease to a place for the first time", "sensetop": "introduce something (to something) (from something)introduce something into something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Some new species were **introduced accidentally **to Australia from Europe.", "contextForm": "introduce something (to something) (from something)" }, { "text": "Vegetation patterns changed when goats were introduced to the island." }, { "text": "Diseases were inadvertently introduced into the environment by settlers.", "contextForm": "introduce something into something" } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["recently", "first", "initially"], "verb + introduce": ["intend to", "plan to", "want to"], "preposition": ["into"], "phrases": ["newly introduced", "recently introduced"] } }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "to formally present a new law so that it can be discussed", "sensetop": "introduce something", "labels": "(specialist)", "examples": [ { "text": "to **introduce a bill** (before Parliament)" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "to put something into something", "sensetop": "introduce something (into something)", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Particles of glass had been introduced into the baby food." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "to cause something to contain errors", "sensetop": "introduce somethingintroduce something into something", "examples": [ { "text": "Measurement error could have been introduced by respondents' recall errors.", "contextForm": "introduce something" }, { "text": "The analyst's rankings rely on subjective information, which may introduce a bias into the rankings.", "contextForm": "introduce something into something" } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs/", "audio": "in/introduce/introduce__gb_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntrəˈdjuːsɪz/", "audio": "in/introduce/introduces__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntrəˈdjuːst/", "audio": "in/introduce/introduced__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntrəˈdjuːsɪŋ/", "audio": "in/introduce/introducing__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntrəˈduːs/", "audio": "in/introduce/introduce__us_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntrəˈduːsɪz/", "audio": "in/introduce/introduces__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntrəˈduːst/", "audio": "in/introduce/introduced__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntrəˈduːsɪŋ/", "audio": "in/introduce/introducing__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘bring (a person) into a place or group’): from Latin introducere, from intro- ‘to the inside’ + ducere ‘to lead’." }