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in·tro·duc·to·ry

 (ĭn′trə-dŭk′tə-rē)
adj.
Of, relating to, or constituting an introduction; initial or preparatory:introductory remarks by a speaker; an introductory psychology course. See Synonyms at preliminary.
in′tro·duc′to·ri·ly adv.
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introductory

(ˌɪntrəˈdʌktərɪ; -trɪ)
adj
serving as an introduction; preliminary; prefatory
ˌintroˈductorilyadv
ˌintroˈductorinessn
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in•tro•duc•to•ry

(ˌɪn trəˈdʌk tə ri)

alsoin`tro•duc′tive,



adj.
serving or used to introduce.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin]
in`tro•duc′to•ri•ly,adv.
in`tro•duc′to•ri•ness,n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.introductory - serving to open or begin; "began the slide show with some introductory remarks"
opening - first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"
2.introductory - serving as a base or starting pointintroductory - serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"
first - preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"
3.introductory - serving as an introduction or preface
preceding - existing or coming before
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introductory

adjective
2.starting,opening,initial,earlyout on the shelves at an introductory price of £2.99
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introductory

adjective
1.Of, relating to, or occurring at the start of something:
2.Before or in preparation for the main matter, action, or business:
3.Serving to introduce a subject or person, for example:
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Translations
تَمْهيدي، إسْتِهْلالي
úvodní
introducerende
bevezetõ
inngangs-
başlangıç niteliğinde olangiriş

introductory

[ˌɪntrəˈdʌktərɪ]
A.ADJ [remarks] →preliminar; [lecture, talk] →introductorio, deintroducción; [course] →introductorio, deiniciación
B.CPDintroductory offerN →ofertaf delanzamiento
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

introductory

[ˌɪntrəˈdʌktəri]adj
[course] →d'introduction
an introductory course in religion and theology →uncours d'introductionà lareligion et lathéologie
[price] →delancement
at an introductory price of £2.99 →à unprix delancement de 2livres 99
an introductory offer →uneoffre delancement
introductory remarks →remarquesfplliminaires
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

introductory

adj page, paragraph, chapter →einleitend;words, remarks →einführend;course, fee, offer →Einführungs-;introductory speech →Einführungsredef;introductory price →Einführungspreism
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

introductory

[ˌɪntrəˈdʌkt/ərɪ]adj →introduttivo/a
introductory remarks →osservazionifplpreliminari
an introductory offer →un'offerta dilancio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

introduce

(intrəˈdjuːs) verb
1. (often withto) to make (people) known by name to each other.He introduced the guests (to each other);Let me introduce you to my mother;May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown. voorstel يُعَرِّف، يُقَدِّم запознавам apresentar představitvorstellen introducereσυστήνωpresentar tutvustama معرفی کردن esitelläprésenter לְהָצִיג परिचय कराना predstaviti bemutat memperkenalkan kynnapresentare 紹介する 대면시키다 supažindinti, pristatyti iepazīstināt; stādīt priekšā memperkenalkanvoorstellenpresentere,introdusereprzedstawić معرفى كول apresentar a (se) pre­zentaпредставлять predstaviť predstaviti predstaviti presentera แนะนำตัวtanıştırmak 介紹 представляти; знайомити تعارف کرانا giới thiệu介绍
2. (often withinto) to bring in (something new).Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada;Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)? presenteer يُدْخِل внасям introduzir uvést, zavésteinführen,einbringen indføre; bringe på baneεισάγωintroducir tooma آوردن tuodaintroduire לְהַנהִיג प्रस्तुत करना uvesti behoz; meghonosít memasukkan koma e-u inn, koma með e-ð inn í e-ðintrodurre 持ち込む 처음으로 내놓다 įvesti, įvežti, pradėti ieviest memasukkaninvoereninnføre,bringe på banewprowadzić رواړلintroduzir a aduceввозить;вводить priviezť; zaviesť vpeljati uvesti föra in, introducera เพิ่ม ortaya atmak,getirmek 引進 вводити کسی جدید شے کی شروعات کرنا đưa vào引进
3. to propose or put forward.He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax. voorstel يُقَدِّم إقْتِراحا أو مشروع قانون въвеждам propor předložiteinbringen præsentere; introducereπαρουσιάζω, φέρνω σε συζήτησηpresentar esitama ارائه کردن ehdottaaprésenter לְהַגִיש उपलब्ध कराना načeti indítványoz mengajukan leggja frampresentare 提出する 소개하다 pasiūlyti iesniegt (likumprojektu u.tml.) mengajukanindienenlegge fram przedłożyć ښوودل propor a prezenta вносить на рассмотрение predložiť predložiti uvesti framlägga, väcka เริ่มนำönermek 提出 вносити на обговорення پیش کرنا đệ trình提出
4. (withto) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subjectetc).Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven. bekendstel يُعَرِّف، يُطْلِع запознавам introduzir zasvěcovat (do)einführen gøre bekendt medεισάγωiniciar en tutvustama آشنا کردن با esitelläinitier (à) לְלַמֵד प्रारंभ करना, चलाना, जारी करना, शुरूवात करना upoznati bevezet memperkenalkan kynna fyririntrodurre 手ほどきをする …에게 초보를 가르치다 supažindinti ievadīt memperkenalkan kennis laten maken metinnføre i,gjøre en kjent medzapoznać آشنا كولintroduzir a iniţiaзнакомить zasvätiť (do) uvajati predstaviti [få] stifta bekantskap med แนะนำbaşlatmak,öğretmek 介紹 впроваджувати کسی موضوع سے واقفیت دلانا làm quen với介绍
ˌintroˈduction (-ˈdakʃən) noun
1. the act of introducing, or the process of being introduced.the introduction of new methods. bekendstelling تَقْديم въвеждане introdução zavedení die Einführung introduktion; indførelseεισαγωγήintroducción kasutuselevõtt معرفی esittelyintroductionהצגה प्रस्तुति uvođenje bevezetés perkenalan kynningintroduzione 導入 도입 įvedimas, įdiegimas ieviešana perkenalan het invoereninnføring,presentasjonwprowadzenie آشنايى يا پيژندنهintrodução introducereзнакомство zavedenie uvajanje uvođenje introduktion, införande การริเริ่มtanıtma,sunma 引進 впровадження تعارف کا عمل sự ra mắt引进
2. an act of introducing one person to another.The hostess made the introductions and everyone shook hands. bekendstellings تَعْريف، تَقْديم запознаване apresentações představování die Vorstellung introduktionσυστάσειςpresentación tutvustamine معرفی esittelyprésentation הְכּרוּת परिचय upoznavanje bemutatás perkenalan kynningpresentazione 紹介 소개 supažindinimas iepazīstināšana perkenalanintroductiepresentasjon,introduksjonprzedstawienie د يو چا پيژندنه apresentações prezentareпредставление predstavovanie predstavljanje predstavljanje presentation การแนะนำตัว tanıştırma 介紹，引見 представлення, знайомлення کسی شخص کا تعارف کرانا sự giới thiệu 介绍，引见
3. something written at the beginning of a book explaining the contents, or said at the beginning of a speechetc. inleiding مُقَدِّمَه въведение introdução předmluva, úvod die Einleitung introduktionεισαγωγήintroducción,prefacio sissejuhatus دیباچه johdantointroduction מָבוֹא ל- भूमिका uvod bevezetés kata pengantar kynning, inngangurintroduzione 序論 도입부 įvadas ievads kata pengenalaninleidingforord,innledningwstęp سريځهintrodução introducereпредисловие úvod uvod uvod introduktion, inledning คำนำgiriş, ön söz 引言，前言 вступ, передмова مقدمہ lời mở đầu 序言，引言，导论
ˌintroˈductory (-ˈdaktəri) adjective
giving an introduction.He made a few introductory remarks about the film before showing it. inleidende opmerkings تَمْهيدي، إسْتِهْلالي встъпителен introdutório úvodníeinleitend introducerendeεισαγωγικόςintroductorio sissejuhatav آشنا ساز alustavad'introductionפתיח आरंभिक uvodni bevezető pengantar inngangs-introduttivo 前置きの 소개의 įvadinis ievada- memberi pengenalaninleidendinnledende,innlednings-wstępny مقدماتى introdutório in­tro­ductivвступительный úvodný uvoden uvodan inledande, inlednings-, introduktions- ที่เป็นการเกริ่นนำgiriş, başlangıç niteliğinde olan 介紹的，開場的 вступний; ввідний تمہیدی có tính chất giới thiệu 介绍的，引导的
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