introduce
1 verb make introductions TRANSITIVEcuir in aithne would you like to introduce yourself? ar mhaith leat tú féin a chur in aithne?she was introduced to me as a scientist is mar eolaí a cuireadh in aithne dom íwe weren't introduced níor cuireadh in aithne dá chéile muidto introduce sb to the audience duine a chur i láthair an lucht éisteachta 2 verb to activity etc TRANSITIVEto introduce sb to sth duine a chur ar an eolas i dtaobh ruda, insint do dhuine faoi rudshe introduced me to dancing is í a thosaigh mé ar an rinceto introduce a baby to solid food páiste a thosú ar bhia soladachthe infants were introduced to music tugadh blaiseadh den cheol do na naíonáinhe introduced them to literature chuir sé an litríocht ina láthair, thug sé an chéad bhlaiseadh den litríocht dóibhShow full entry
3 verb bring in, initiate TRANSITIVEtabhair isteach tosaigh ar PhrV the government is introducing new legislation tá reachtaíocht nua á tabhairt isteach ag an rialtasshe introduced languages into the curriculum thug sí teangacha isteach ar an gcuraclama new voting system was introduced tugadh córas nua vótála isteachto introduce new products to the market táirgí nua a chur ar an margadh 4 verb act as introduction to TRANSITIVEcuir i láthair 5 verb TV programme etc TRANSITIVEcuir i láthair VP láithrigh verb 6 verb insert TRANSITIVEcuir isteach lig isteach scaoil isteach we may have to introduce a needle into the chest wall seans go mbeidh orainn snáthaid a chur isteach sa chliabhrachhe introduced oxygen into the tube scaoil sé ocsaigín isteach san fheadán 7 verb especially ECOL species, disease etc TRANSITIVEtabhair isteach 8 verb bring into play TRANSITIVEtabhair isteach cuir isteach tarraing isteach to introduce some fresh thinking smaointeoireacht úr a thabhairt isteachhe tried to introduce some humour to the meeting thriail sé iarracht den ghreann a fhí isteach sa chruinniú