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See also: début and Debüt

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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[1], archived from the original on 2 August 2019:
      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”, in CBC‎[2], archived from the original on 4 April 2023:
      Hulking defenceman Gudbranson, who came to Vancouver in a trade with the Florida Panthers last May, scored in his debut for the Canucks.
  2. (also attributive) The first public presentation of a theatrical play, motion picture, opera, musical composition, dance, or other performing arts piece.
    Coordinate term: sophomore
    Since making its debut two years ago, the program has gained cult status.
    their long-anticipated debut album
  3. The first appearance of a debutante in society.
  4. (Philippines) The coming-of-age celebration of a woman's eighteenth birthday.

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

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Verb

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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.
    • 2019 June 27, Lisa Respers France, “Country star Jake Owen claps back at anti-LGBTQ commenter”, in CNN‎[3]:
      He recently debuted a preview of his cover of Cher’s 1998 hit “Believe” on his official Instagram account.
  3. (intransitive) To make one's initial formal appearance.
    Release 3.2 debuted to mixed reviews in Spring of 2004.
    • 2020 April 8, “Fleet News: News in Brief”, in RAIL, page 29:
      The nine-car electric unit debuted on the 0630 Newcastle-London King's Cross.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Cantonese: 地標 / 地标 (dei6 biu1)

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Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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debut m (plural debuts)

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

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Czech

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from French début.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    debut m inan

    1. debut
      Synonym: počátek

    Declension

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    Declension of debut (hard masculine inanimate)
    singular plural
    nominative debut debuty
    genitive debutu debutů
    dative debutu debutům
    accusative debut debuty
    vocative debute debuty
    locative debutu debutech
    instrumental debutem debuty
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    Danish

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    Etymology

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    From French début (“debut”).

    Noun

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

    1. debut

    Inflection

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    Declension of debut
    common
    gender     		singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative debut debuten
    debut'en     		debuter
    debut'er     		debuterne
    debut'erne
    genitive debuts debutens
    debut'ens     		debuters
    debut'ers     		debuternes
    debut'ernes

    Further reading

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    Indonesian

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    Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology 1

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    From Dutch debuut, from French début, from Middle French, derivative of desbuter (“to move, begin”), from des- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), either 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”).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    début (plural debut-debut)

    1. debut
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    Etymology 2

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    Onomatopoeic

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    dêbut (plural debut-debut)

    1. hiss, sizzle, farting noise
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    Further reading

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    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Etymology

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    From French début.

    Noun

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

    1. a debut
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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology

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    From French début.

    Noun

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

    1. a debut
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    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from French début.

    Noun

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    debut n (plural debuturi)

    1. debut
    2. outbreak

    Declension

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    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative debut debutul debuturi debuturile
    genitive-dative debut debutului debuturi debuturilor
    vocative debutule debuturilor

    Spanish

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from French début (“debut”).

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /deˈbu/ [d̪eˈβ̞u]
        • Rhymes: -u
      • IPA(key): (spelling pronunciation) /deˈbut/ [d̪eˈβ̞ut̪]
        • Rhymes: -ut
        • Syllabification: de‧but

      Noun

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      debut m (plural debuts)

      1. debut
        Alternative form: debú
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      Further reading

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      • “debut”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
      • Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “debut”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA

      Swedish

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      Etymology

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

      Noun

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      debut c

      1. a debut

      Declension

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      Declension of debut
      nominative genitive
      singular indefinite debut debuts
      definite debuten debutens
      plural indefinite debuter debuters
      definite debuterna debuternas

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      Vietnamese

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      Etymology

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      Unadapted borrowing from English debut.

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      Verb

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      debut

      1. to debut
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