introduce

in|tro|duce [ ,ıntrə`dus ] verb transitive ***

1. ) to tell someone another person's name when they meet for the first time:

Have you two been introduced?

introduce someone to someone: I would like to introduce you to my friend Martin.

introduce yourself: He introduced himself as (=said his name was) Michael Sullivan.

2. ) to bring something into existence or use for the first time:

Schools have been forced to introduce harsher disciplinary measures.

a recently introduced laptop computer

a ) to start to use a new system, process, or law for the first time:

They intend to introduce legislation to prevent human cloning.

b ) to bring something such as a plant or animal into a country or environment for the first time:

introduce something to/into something: Chocolate was introduced to Europe from Mexico.

Be careful what other fish you introduce into the aquarium.

3. ) to provide someone with a new experience, activity, or opportunity to learn something:

introduce someone to something: She's introducing the children to literature from Asian countries.

4. ) to tell an audience about a program, performer, performance, etc. that they are going to see or hear:

It is my pleasure to introduce tonight's speaker.