introduce

To tell people each other’s names when they meet for the first time.

• Please introduce yourself.
• She introduced me to her husband.
• Have you introduced the new teacher to your parents?

How to use it: introduce someone to someone (Let me introduce you to my sister.); introduce yourself to someone (I introduced myself to the new neighbour.)

Common phrases: introduce yourself, introduce a friend, introduce someone to

To start using something new, such as a rule, method, or product.

• The school introduced a new uniform.
• They are introducing cheaper tickets next month.
• When was this law introduced?

Similar words: bring in, implement

Opposites: abolish

Common phrases: introduce new rules, introduce a policy, introduce a product

To put something into a place, mixture, or system where it was not present before.

• Introduce a little air into the tube.
• The workers introduced fresh water into the tank.
• A damaged pipe introduced harmful chemicals into the river.

How to use it: introduce something into something (The researchers introduced bacteria into the water.)

Similar words: add, insert

Opposites: remove

Common phrases: introduce air, introduce a substance, introduce something into