introduction

«introduction» in Mova's school dictionary: the first part of a book, story, essay or talk, which… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an introduction, introductions; introduction — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) An introduction is the first part of a book, story, essay or talk, which tells what it will be about. tree →

2) An introduction is when you tell people each other's names so they meet. tree →

3) Introduction means bringing something new into use or into a place for the first time. tree →

4) An introduction to a subject is a first, simple lesson about it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In English lessons a piece of writing has an introduction, a main part and a conclusion; a good introduction grabs the reader. In everyday manners, you make introductions: «Mum, this is my friend Sam.» In science, the introduction of a new animal to a place, like rabbits to Australia, can harm nature. Phrases: «make an introduction», «a brief introduction», «introduction to», «letter of introduction».

examples

• Write an introduction that tells the reader what your report is about. tree →
• Let me make the introductions: this is Ava and this is Leo. tree →
• The book has a short introduction by the author. tree →
• The introduction of rabbits to Australia caused big problems. tree →
• This lesson is an introduction to fractions. tree →
• The introduction to the song was very quiet. tree →
• After the introductions, we played a game. tree →
• A good introduction makes people want to read on. tree →
• With an Introduction by Thomas Bodkin tree →

note

Verb: introduce. Countable (an introduction, introductions). In polite introductions, say each person's name and something about them. Trap: in many languages a word like «introducir» means «put in» — in English, «introduce» usually means present or bring in something new, not insert a key.

In the corpora

• When someone introduces themselves, you answer "Nice to meet you, I'm ..." to finish the introduction.
• DUzhe pryYEmno means nice to meet you, said after introductions; the answer is meni tezh, me too.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «introduction» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.