# introduced

Pronunciation: US say "in-truh-DOOST" /ˌɪntɹəˈduːst/; UK say "in-truh-DYOOST" /ˌɪntɹəˈdjuːst/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of introduce. — simple past and past participle of introduce
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of introduce. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The committee introduced new safety rules last spring._
   - _A new currency was introduced shortly after the war ended._

## Adjective

2. Brought to a location from somewhere else, rather than occurring there naturally.
   - Simple: Brought to a place by people, not living or growing there naturally before.
   - _The introduced beetle spread rapidly across the continent, displacing native insects._
   - _Conservationists worked for years to remove introduced predators from the island._

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