debut
verb/ˈdeɪbjuː/, /ˈdebjuː/
/deɪˈbjuː/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they debut | /ˈdeɪbjuː/, /ˈdebjuː/ /deɪˈbjuː/ |
| he / she / it debuts | /ˈdeɪbjuːz/, /ˈdebjuːz/ /deɪˈbjuːz/ |
| past simple debuted | /ˈdeɪbjuːd/, /ˈdebjuːd/ /deɪˈbjuːd/ |
| past participle debuted | /ˈdeɪbjuːd/, /ˈdebjuːd/ /deɪˈbjuːd/ |
| -ing form debuting | /ˈdeɪbjuːɪŋ/, /ˈdebjuːɪŋ/ /deɪˈbjuːɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of a performer or show) to make a first public appearance
- The ballet will debut next month in New York.
- [intransitive, transitive] debut something (especially North American English, business) (of a product or advertising campaign) to be presented to the market for the first time; to present a new product or advertising campaign to the market
- The model is expected to debut at $19 000.
- They will debut the products at the trade show.
- The market debuted its ‘Get Fresh’ campaign last fall.
- They have promised to debut the software by the end of the year.
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French début, from débuter ‘lead off’.
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