debut

• début

From French début, from Middle French, derivative of débuter (“to move, begin”), from dé- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), from Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”), from Frankish *but (“stump, log”), or from Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”); both from Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeud- (“to beat, push”). Cognate with Old English butt (“tree stump”). More at butt.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛbjuː/, /ˈdeɪbjuː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /deɪˈbjuː/
• (Filipino Diaspora) IPA^(key): /dɛˈbuː/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /dəˈbʉː/, /ˈdæɪbʉː/, /ˈdæɪbjʉː/

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debut (plural debuts)

1. A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.
   • 2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport‎:

     Liverpool's performance - despite a defensive injury crisis that saw a promising debut for teenage academy graduate John Flanagan - was a resounding advert for Kenny Dalglish to be given the manager's job on a permanent basis.

   • 2016 September 29, Jason Keller, Eberle-McDavid-Lucic line debuts in Oilers pre-season loss to Canucks, CBC (Canada):

     Hulking defenceman Gudbranson, who came to Vancouver in a trade with the Florida Panthers last May, scored in his debut for the Canucks.

2. The first public presentation of a theatrical play, motion picture, opera, musical composition, dance, or other performing arts piece.

   Since making its debut two years ago, the program has gained cult status.

3. The first appearance of a debutante in society.

• British English favours "on one's debut" where North American English favours "in one's debut" in sense "during"; see quotations above.

debut (third-person singular simple present debuts, present participle debuting, simple past and past participle debuted)

1. (transitive, chiefly US) to formally introduce, as to the public

   Amalgamated Software Systems debuted release 3.2 in Spring of 2004.

2. (intransitive) to make one's initial formal appearance

   Release 3.2 debuted to mixed reviews in Spring of 2004.

• debutant
• debutante

• tubed

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /dəˈbut/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /deˈbut/

debut m (plural debuts)

1. debut (a performer's first appearance in public)

• debutant
• debutar

• “debut” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

From French début.

debut m

1. debut

• počátek

• debutant, debutantka
• debutovat

From French début (“debut”).

debut c (singular definite debuten or debut'en, plural indefinite debuter or debut'er)

1. debut

From French début

debut m (definite singular debuten, indefinite plural debuter, definite plural debutene)

1. a debut

• debutant
• debutere

• “debut” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From French début

debut m (definite singular debuten, indefinite plural debutar, definite plural debutane)

1. a debut

• debutant
• debutere

• “debut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From French début (“debut”).

debut m (plural debutes)

1. debut

• debutar

From French début (“first throw or shot in a ball game”).

debut c

1. a debut

• debutant
• debutera