début — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beginning noun The point or period at which something starts.
- debut noun A first public performance or appearance.
- inception noun The beginning or establishment of something.
- offset noun Something that balances out or compensates for something else.
- onset noun The point at which something, especially an illness or a change, first begins.
- outset noun The very beginning of something.
- start verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.
Senses
début is used for these senses in English:
- beginning That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
- beginning The initial portion of some extended thing.
- debut A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.
- inception The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.
- offset (c. 1555) A time at which something begins; outset.
- onset (medicine) The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.
- onset A setting about; a beginning.
- outset An onset; the beginning or initial stage of something. [from 1759]
debut — full definition
- noun A first public performance or appearance.
- verb To appear in public, or be presented, for the first time.