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debut

/ˈdeɪbjuː/noun

उच्चारण डेब्यू

पहली प्रस्तुति, शुरुआत

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noun
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    [C]

    the first public appearance of a performer or sports player

    पहली प्रस्तुति, शुरुआत

    • She made her debut in the World Cup.
    • The young batsman made his debut against Australia and scored fifty.
    • She made her film debut at the age of sixteen.
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    • The bowler made a sensational debut for the national team.
    • The author's debut was a novel about village life.

    Synonyms first appearance launch premiere introduction entrance

    Opposite farewell retirement swan song

verb
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    [I, T]

    to perform in public for the first time; to be shown to the public for the first time

    पहली बार प्रदर्शित होना

    • The film debuted last week.
    • The singer debuted at a small theatre in Kolkata before becoming famous.
    • The new phone will debut in India next month.
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    • He debuted as a singer at the age of twelve.
    • The play debuted at a small hall in Mumbai.

    Synonyms premiere launch open be introduced

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

make your debut (for / in / as)

Make your debut is the usual verb phrase; use for with a team, in with a game or film, and as with a role.

'Make your debut' सामान्य verb phrase है; टीम के साथ for, खेल या फ़िल्म के साथ in, और भूमिका के साथ as आता है।

  • Radhika made her debut for the state team at fifteen.
  • He made his debut as a singer in 2020.

debut (verb) + as / at

As a verb, debut means to appear in public for the first time; it is used without an object.

Verb के रूप में 'debut' का अर्थ पहली बार सार्वजनिक रूप से दिखना है; यह बिना object के आता है।

  • The film debuted at the festival in Goa.
  • The new phone debuted last week.

debut + noun (adjective use)

Before a noun, debut means first, as in a debut album, a debut novel or a debut match.

Noun से पहले 'debut' का अर्थ पहला है, जैसे debut album, debut novel या debut match।

  • Her debut novel won a national prize.
  • He scored a century in his debut match.

on debut / at his debut

On debut is a short way to say in his first appearance.

'On debut' का अर्थ पहली उपस्थिति में है।

  • The young bowler took five wickets on debut.
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verb + debut

make amark acelebrate aannounce adelay a

  • The actor made his debut in a Hindi film.

adjective + debut

impressivememorabledisappointingdazzlinginternational

  • A dazzling debut announced the arrival of a new star.

debut + noun

albumnovelmatchfilmseason

  • Her debut album was released in March.

debut + for / in

for Indiain Test cricketin cinemaon stage

  • He made his debut for India at nineteen.
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  • Sachin made his Test debut at sixteen.

सचिन ने सोलह वर्ष की आयु में अपना टेस्ट पदार्पण किया।

  • The singer debuted at a college festival.

गायक ने एक कॉलेज महोत्सव में पदार्पण किया।

  • She made a quiet debut in the school drama.

उसने विद्यालय के नाटक में शांत पदार्पण किया।

  • Her debut film earned good reviews.

उसकी पहली फ़िल्म को अच्छी समीक्षाएँ मिलीं।

  • The new car will debut next month in Delhi.

नई कार अगले महीने दिल्ली में पहली बार दिखाई जाएगी।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ She gave her debut as an actress last year.

✓ She made her debut as an actress last year.

The collocation is make a debut, not give a debut.

सही collocation 'make a debut' है, 'give a debut' नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These nouns all name a first appearance, but they differ in setting.

ये nouns पहली उपस्थिति के नाम हैं, पर परिवेश में अंतर है।

debut

The first public appearance of a performer or player.

किसी कलाकार या खिलाड़ी की पहली सार्वजनिक उपस्थिति।

  • His debut was a hit.

launch

The first introduction of a product or project.

किसी उत्पाद या परियोजना की पहली प्रस्तुति।

  • The launch of the new bus service.

premiere

The first public showing of a film, play or show.

फ़िल्म, नाटक या कार्यक्रम का पहला सार्वजनिक प्रदर्शन।

  • The film's premiere was in Mumbai.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

first appearance launch premiere introduction entrance open be introduced

Antonyms

farewell retirement swan song

AaSpelling

de·but

Spelling and pronunciation: de-but, /ˈdeɪbjuː/, with a silent t (from French).

Spelling और pronunciation में de-but, /ˈdeɪbjuː/, silent t के साथ (French से)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Make your debut, debut album, debut novel, Test debut.

Collocations: make your debut (पहली बार सार्वजनिक रूप से सामने आना), debut album (पहला संगीत एल्बम), debut novel (पहला उपन्यास), Test debut (क्रिकेट में पहला टेस्ट मैच खेलना)। Debut का अर्थ किसी का पहला प्रदर्शन है।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

A person making their first appearance is a debutant (male) or debutante (female); a person new to an activity a novice, rookie or tyro.

पहली बार प्रदर्शन करने वाला debutant (पुरुष) या debutante (स्त्री); किसी गतिविधि में नया novice, rookie या tyro।