Introductory — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

serving to open or begin

serving as a base or starting point

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪntɹədˈʌktɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪntɹədˈʌktəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪntɹədˈʌktəɹi/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌɪntɹədˈʌktɚɹi/.

Examples

began the slide show with some introductory remarks
a basic course in Russian
basic training for raw recruits

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prefatorial basic prefatory

Parts of Speech

adjective	serving to open or begin “began the slide show with some introductory remarks”
adjective	serving as a base or starting point “a basic course in Russian”
adjective	serving as an introduction or preface

Word Forms

introduce	verb	furnish with a preface or introduction
preface	noun	a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einleitend

dient zum Öffnen oder Beginnen

🇫🇷French

introduction

servant à ouvrir ou à commencer

🇪🇸Spanish

introductorio

sirviendo para abrir o comenzar

🇮🇹Italian

introduttivo

serve per aprire o iniziare

🇳🇱Dutch

inleidend

dienen om te openen of te beginnen

🇵🇹Portuguese

introdutório

servindo para abrir ou começar

🇷🇺Russian

вводный

служащий для открытия или начала

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिचयात्मक

खोलने या शुरू करने की सेवा करना

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিচায়ক

খোলা বা শুরু করার জন্য পরিবেশন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிமுகம்

திறக்க அல்லது தொடங்க சேவை

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిచయ

తెరవడానికి లేదా ప్రారంభించడానికి అందిస్తోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रास्ताविक

उघडण्यासाठी किंवा सुरू करण्यासाठी सेवा देत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રારંભિક

ખોલવા અથવા શરૂ કરવા માટે સેવા આપવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಚಯಾತ್ಮಕ

ತೆರೆಯಲು ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಲು ಸೇವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആമുഖം

തുറക്കുന്നതിനോ ആരംഭിക്കുന്നതിനോ സേവിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤੀ

ਖੋਲ੍ਹਣ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعارفی

کھولنے یا شروع کرنے کے لئے پیش کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

介绍性的

用于打开或开始

🇯🇵Japanese

入門

開く、または始めるために役立つ

🇰🇷Korean

입문

열거나 시작하기 위해 봉사

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giới thiệu

phục vụ để mở hoặc bắt đầu

🇹🇭Thai

เบื้องต้น

ให้บริการเพื่อเปิดหรือเริ่มต้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengantar

berfungsi untuk membuka atau memulai

🇵🇭Filipino

panimula

nagsisilbi upang buksan o simulan

🇲🇾Malay

pengenalan

berkhidmat untuk membuka atau memulakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استهلالي

خدمة لفتح أو البدء

🇮🇷Persian

مقدماتی

خدمت برای باز کردن یا شروع

🇹🇷Turkish

giriş

açmaya veya başlamaya hizmet ediyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲקָדֵמַאִי

משרת לפתוח או להתחיל

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The primary meaning of 'introductory' is 'serving to open or begin'.

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