Debut — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of beginning something new

the presentation of a debutante in society

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɪsɛmbˈɑːɡmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈeɪbjuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈeɪbjuː/

2 syllables Say it as /dˌɪsɛmbˈɑːɡmənt/.

Examples

they looked forward to the debut of their new product line
The band debuts a new song or two each month
The new ballet that debuts next months at Covent Garden, is already sold out

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

launching entry introduction unveiling first appearance

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of beginning something new “they looked forward to the debut of their new product line”
noun	the presentation of a debutante in society
verb	present for the first time to the public “The band debuts a new song or two each month”
verb	appear for the first time in public “The new ballet that debuts next months at Covent Garden, is already sold out”
verb	make one's debut “This young soprano debuts next month at the Metropolitan Opera”

Word Forms

debut	verb	appear for the first time in public
debut	noun	the act of beginning something new

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Debüt

der Akt, etwas Neues zu beginnen

🇫🇷French

début

l'acte de commencer quelque chose de nouveau

🇮🇹Italian

debutto

l'atto di iniziare qualcosa di nuovo

🇳🇱Dutch

debuut

de handeling van het beginnen van iets nieuws

🇵🇹Portuguese

estréia

o ato de começar algo novo

🇷🇺Russian

дебют

акт начала чего-то нового

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पदार्पण

कुछ नया शुरू करने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

আত্মপ্রকাশ

নতুন কিছু শুরু করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிமுகம்

புதிதாக ஒன்றைத் தொடங்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అరంగేట్రం

క్రొత్తదాన్ని ప్రారంభించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

पदार्पण

काहीतरी नवीन सुरू करण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

પદાર્પણ

કંઈક નવું શરૂ કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚೊಚ್ಚಲ

ಹೊಸದನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അരങ്ങേറ്റം

പുതിയ എന്തെങ്കിലും ആരംഭിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ

ਕੁਝ ਨਵਾਂ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈیبیو

کچھ نیا شروع کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

首次亮相

开始新事物的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

デビュー

何か新しいことを始める行為

🇰🇷Korean

데뷔

새로운 것을 시작하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ra mắt

hành động bắt đầu một cái gì đó mới

🇹🇭Thai

เปิดตัวครั้งแรก

การเริ่มต้นสิ่งใหม่

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أول مرة

فعل بداية شيء جديد

🇮🇷Persian

اولین

عمل شروع چیزی جدید

🇹🇷Turkish

ilk çıkış

yeni bir şeye başlama eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוֹפָעָה רִאשׁוֹנָה

הפעולה של להתחיל משהו חדש

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