débuter

Meaning

1. to start
2. to debut, to make one's debut

Concepts

start

begin

commence

debut

set about

start up

originate

initiate

kick off

lead off

rock and roll

root

set out

start out

tackle

take up

beginning

embark on

get

get down

get started

inaugurate

Synonyms

commencer

démarrer

partir

départ

entamer

ouvrir

engager

amorcer

mettre en route

déclencher

initialiser

faire ses débuts

émaner

provenir

racine

recommencer

s’amorcer

se commencer

se déclencher

s’initialiser

pistonner

s’engager

entreprendre

fonder

s’ouvrir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/de.by.te/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French, from dé- + but (“mark, goal”), from Old French but (“aim, goal, end, target”), of Germanic origin, either via Old French butte (“mound, knoll, target”) from Frankish *but (“stump, log”), or from Old Norse bútr (“log, stump, butt”); both from Proto-Germanic *butą (“end, piece”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰÀud- (“to beat, push”). Cognate with Old English butt (“tree stump”). More at English butt.