debut

CEFRB2

/ˈdɛbjuː/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A first public appearance or performance.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The first appearance of a debutante in society.

Examples

  • He will make his debut for the first team this week.

  • The actress made her debut when she was eight.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /-b(j)ɪu̯/
  • /ˈdæɪbjʉː/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

  2. A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.

  3. The coming-of-age celebration of a woman's eighteenth birthday.

More examples

In context

  • Tom became popular among teenagers as soon as he made his debut on the screen.

  • Amalgamated Software Systems debuted release 3.2 in Spring of 2004.

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

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Origin

noun

Borrowed 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 *bʰewd- (“to beat, push”). Cognate with Old English butt (“tree stump”). More at butt. The Philippine sense is influenced by Spanish debut.