English Words Usage

INTRODUCTION as "first use" (noun)

ADJ

early, gradual, recent, widespread

PREP

~ into: the gradual introduction of modern farming methods into traditional societies

INTRODUCTION as "first part of a book/talk" (noun)

ADJ

brief, short: He began with a brief introduction

PREP

in an/the ~: His mother is mentioned in the introduction

~ to: the introduction to her latest book

INTRODUCTION as "book for studying a subject" (noun)

ADJ

excellent, general, useful: It serves as an excellent introduction to 19th-century painting

PREP

~ to

INTRODUCTION as "telling people each other's names" (noun)

ADJ

formal

VERB + INTRODUCTION

make: I can never remember names, so I don't like to make the introductions

PHRASES

a letter of introduction: He gave me a letter of introduction to the manager