English–German

“introduce” in German

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlən/

Example

Er stellt seine neue Kollegin vor.

He introduces his new colleague.

Illustration for vorstellen (introduce)

How to say “introduce” in German

“Introduce” in German is vorstellen.

A person or thing is set before an audience or an inner scene so that it becomes recognizable there.

Full entry for vorstellen: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with vorstellen

Heute stellt Mia ihren Hund vor.

Today Mia introduces her dog.

Am Anfang stellte sie sich mit Namen vor.

At first, she introduced herself by name.

Tips for using vorstellen

  • In the sense 'imagine', sich etwas vorstellen takes sich as a dative reflexive pronoun and the imagined thing as an accusative object.

Other German words for “introduce”

Die Firma führte letzte Woche eine neue Regel ein.

The company introduced a new rule last week.

“introduce” in other languages