cue
To give someone a cue signalTo give someone a cue signal.
» The men are smiling on cue.
Чоловіки посміхалися в потрібний момент. — ChickenKiev
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4 sensesTo give someone a cue signal.
Cue the cameraman, and action!
намекатьnamekatʹ, сигнализироватьsignalizirovatʹ
(broadly)To spark or provoke.
These techniques can cue an open dialogue with your interviewer.
To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.
To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.
- assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
Examples
24 sentencesThe men are smiling on cue.
Чоловіки посміхалися в потрібний момент. — ChickenKiev
I'll take my cue from you.
Tom has difficulty reading social cues.
Tom missed his cue to speak.
deTom hat sein Stichwort verpasst. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mary missed her cue to speak.
deMaria hat ihr Stichwort verpasst. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From earlier qu, abbreviation of Latin quandō (“when”), marked on actor's play copy whereFrom earlier qu, abbreviation of Latin quandō (“when”), marked on actor's play copy where they were to begin.
Variant of queue, from French queue (“tail”).
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Forms
cues, cueing, cued, cuedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.