débuter — meaning in English

English meaning

• debut noun A first public performance or appearance.
• start verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.

Senses

débuter is used for these senses in English:

• debut (intransitive) to make one's initial formal appearance
• start (transitive) To disturb and set in motion; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee.
• start (ergative, of an object) To come loose, to break free of a firmly set position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate.

debut — full definition

1. noun A first public performance or appearance.
2. verb To appear in public, or be presented, for the first time.

start — full definition

1. verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.
2. verb To get an engine or machine running.
3. verb To jerk or flinch suddenly from surprise or fear.
4. noun The beginning point of something, such as an activity, race, or period of time.

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