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title: introduce — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «introduce» in the school dictionary: To introduce people is to tell them each other's names when they meet for the first time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# introduce

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**Who acts:** names, show, you, me, school, Dad · **What happens:** introduce, be, meet, start, use, try · **To what, where:** people, something, it, someone, talk, start

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«introduce» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [introduce in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/introduce.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To introduce people is to tell them each other's names when they meet for the first time.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:introduce:m1:1
# text = To introduce people is to tell them each other's names when they meet for the first time.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	introduce	introduce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
9	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
12	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	14	mark	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	meet	meet	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	18	amod	_	_
18	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **introduce** | to-infinitive |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  | people |  |  | tell *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **meet** | present | names *= name* |  |  |  | time |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To introduce something new is to bring it in or start using it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:introduce:m2:1
# text = To introduce something new is to bring it in or start using it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	introduce	introduce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	bring	bring	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	start	start	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	xcomp	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **introduce** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | bring *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **start** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **use** | gerund |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To introduce someone to something is to let them try or learn it for the first time.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:introduce:m3:1
# text = To introduce someone to something is to let them try or learn it for the first time.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	introduce	introduce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	try	try	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	17	amod	_	_
17	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **introduce** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  | to something | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent someone=Patient to something=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | let *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **try** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **learn** | infinitive |  | it |  |  | time |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To introduce a talk, book or show is to say what it will be about at the start.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:introduce:m4:1
# text = To introduce a talk, book or show is to say what it will be about at the start.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	introduce	introduce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	obj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
14	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	cop	_	_
16	about	about	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **introduce** | to-infinitive |  | a talk and book or show |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent talk=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | say *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | future | show |  |  | the start |  | about *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let me introduce my friend Ali.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:introduce:x1:1
# text = Let me introduce my friend Ali.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	introduce	introduce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	Ali	Ali	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **introduce** | infinitive | me *not said here* | my friend |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please introduce yourself to the class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:introduce:x2:1
# text = Please introduce yourself to the class.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	introduce	introduce	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **introduce** | imperative | you *not said here* | yourself |  |  |  | to the class | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent yourself=Patient to class=Co-Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school introduced a new lunch menu.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:introduce:x3:1
# text = The school introduced a new lunch menu.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	introduced	introduce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	menu	menu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **introduce** | past | the school | a new lunch menu |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent menu=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad introduced me to chess.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:introduce:x4:1
# text = Dad introduced me to chess.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	introduced	introduce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **introduce** | past | Dad | me |  |  |  | to chess | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent i=Patient to chess=Co-Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rabbits were introduced to Australia and spread quickly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:introduce:x5:1
# text = Rabbits were introduced to Australia and spread quickly.
1	Rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	introduced	introduce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	spread	spread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **introduce** | past · passive |  | Rabbits | Australia |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to australia=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **spread** | past |  |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Start your story by introducing the main character.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:introduce:x6:1
# text = Start your story by introducing the main character.
1	Start	start	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	introducing	introduce	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | imperative | you *not said here* | your story |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Eventuality |
| 2 | **introduce** | gerund | you *not said here* | the main character |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent character=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Count shook hands with him, and introduced him.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:introduce:x7:1
# text = The Count shook hands with him, and introduced him.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Count	count	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shook	shake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	introduced	introduce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake** | past | the Count | hands |  |  |  | with him *= he* | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient with he=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **introduce** | past |  | Count |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

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