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- Dictionarycue/kjuː/
noun
- 1. a thing said or done that serves as a signal to an actor or other performer to enter or to begin their speech or performance: "she had not yet been given her cue to come out on to the dais"
- 2. a facility for playing through an audio or video recording very rapidly until a desired starting point is reached.
verb
- 1. give a cue to or for: "Ros and Guil, cued by Hamlet, also bow deeply"
- 2. set a piece of audio or video equipment in readiness to play (a particular part of the recorded material): "there was a pause while she cued up the next tape"
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a word or action in a play or film that is used as a signal by a performer to begin saying or doing something. a signal for someone to do something: [ + to infinitive ] They started washing up, so that was our cue to leave the party. on cue. If something happens on cue, it happens just after someone has said or thought it would happen:
- English (US)
CUE meaning: 1. a word or action in a play or film that is...
- Traditional
CUE translate: 信號, （戲劇或電影中用來暗示演員開始說或做某事的）尾白，提示, 暗示;信號, 棍子,...
- Znaczenie Cue, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
CUE definicja: 1. a word or action in a play or film that is...
- Cue: French Translation
CUE translate: signal [masculine], réplique [feminine],...
- Cue: Russian Translation
CUE translate: сигнал , сигнал для реплики или действия...
- Cue
CUE definition: 1. an action or event that is a sign that...
- English (US)
1. a. : a signal (such as a word, phrase, or bit of stage business) to a performer to begin a specific speech or action. That last line is your cue to exit the stage. b. : something serving a comparable purpose : hint. I'll take that yawn as my cue to leave. 2. : a feature indicating the nature of something perceived.
A cue is something said or done by a performer that is a signal for another performer to begin speaking or to begin doing something.
Learn the different meanings and uses of the word cue, from a signal or prompt in theater or music to a stick or rod in billiards or shuffleboard. See examples, synonyms, and word history of cue.
A cue is something said or done by a performer that is a signal for another performer to begin speaking or to begin doing something.
Learn the meaning of cue as a noun in different contexts, such as action, event, signal, and stick. See how to use cue in sentences and translations in various languages.
an action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something. cue (for something) Jon's arrival was a cue for more champagne. cue to do something I think that's my cue to explain why I'm here. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
