Cue - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kjuː|
Brit.
|kjuː|
noun
- an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
- evidence that helps to solve a problem (syn: clew, clue)
- a stimulus that provides information about what to do
- sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
- evidence that helps to solve a problem (syn: clew, clue)
- a stimulus that provides information about what to do
- sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
verb
- assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned (syn: prompt, remind)
Extra examples
Our success was the cue for other companies to press ahead with new investment.
I think that's my cue to explain why I'm here.
She stood nervously in the wings waiting for her cue.
The studio manager will cue you when it's your turn to come on.
Greg's arrival seemed to be the cue for everyone to get up and start dancing.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: cue
he/she/it: cues
present participle: cueing
past tense: cued
past participle: cued
I/you/we/they: cue
he/she/it: cues
present participle: cueing
past tense: cued
past participle: cued
noun
singular: cue
plural: cues
singular: cue
plural: cues
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