cue
cue
hint; prompting: The actor was given his cue.
Not to be confused with:
queue – waiting line of people or cars: There was a long queue at the movies.
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cue 1
(kyo͞o)n.
1. Games
a. A long tapered stick with a leather tip used to strike the cue ball in billiards and pool.
b. A long stick with a concave attachment at one end for shoving disks in shuffleboard.
2. Nonstandard Variant of queue.
[French queue, tail, billiards cue (in the latter sense perhaps originally referring to the narrow leather-tipped end, or "tail," of the cue); see queue.]
cue 2
(kyo͞o)n.
1. A signal, such as a word or action, used to prompt another event in a performance, such as an actor's speech or entrance, a change in lighting, or a sound effect.
2.
a. A reminder or prompting.
b. A hint or suggestion.
3. Music
a. An extract from the music for another part printed, usually in smaller notes, within a performer's part as a signal to enter after a long rest.
b. A gesture by a conductor signaling the entrance of a performer or part.
4. Psychology A stimulus, either consciously or unconsciously perceived, that elicits or signals a type of behavior.
5. Archaic One's assigned role or function.
6. Archaic A mood; a disposition.
tr.v. cued, cu·ing, cues
1. To give a cue to; signal or prompt.
2. To insert into the sequence of a performance: cued the lights for the monologue scene.
3. To position (an audio or video recording) in readiness for playing: cue up a record on the turntable.
cue in
To give information or instructions to, as to a latecomer.
[Perhaps from q, qu, abbreviation of Latin quandō, when, used for actors' copies of plays; see kwo- in Indo-European roots.]
cue 3
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cue
(kjuː)n
1. (Theatre)
a. (in the theatre, films, music, etc) anything spoken or done that serves as a signal to an actor, musician, etc, to follow with specific lines or action
b. on cue at the right moment
2. a signal or reminder to do something
3. (Psychology) psychol the part of any sensory pattern that is identified as the signal for a response
4. the part, function, or action assigned to or expected of a person
vb, cues, cueing or cued
5. (Theatre) (tr) to give a cue or cues to (an actor)
6. (Theatre) (usually foll by: in or into) to signal (to something or somebody) at a specific moment in a musical or dramatic performance: to cue in a flourish of trumpets.
7. (Communications & Information) (tr) to give information or a reminder to (someone)
8. (Film) (intr) to signal the commencement of filming, as with the word "Action!"
[C16: probably from name of the letter q, used in an actor's script to represent Latin quando when]
cue
(kjuː)n
1. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards snooker a long tapered shaft with a leather tip, used to drive the balls
2. (Hairdressing & Grooming) hair caught at the back forming a tail or braid
3. US a variant spelling of queue
vb, cues, cueing or cued
4. (Billiards & Snooker) to drive (a ball) with a cue
5. (Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr) to twist or tie (the hair) into a cue
[C18: variant of queue]
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cue1
(kyu)n., v. cued, cu•ing. n.
1. anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action: The gunshot is your cue to enter.
2. anything that excites to action; stimulus.
3. a hint; intimation; guiding suggestion.
4. a sensory signal that serves to elicit a behavioral response.
5. the part a person is to play; a prescribed or necessary course of action.
6. Archaic. frame of mind; mood.
v.t.7. to give a cue to; prompt.
8. to insert, or direct to come in, in a specific place in a performance (often fol. by in): to cue in a lighting effect.
9. to search for and reach (a track on a recording).
10. cue in, Informal. to give information, news, etc., to; inform.
[1545–55; spelled name of the letter q as an abbreviation (found in acting scripts) of Latin quandō when]
cue2
(kyu)n., v. cued, cu•ing. n.
1. a tapering rod, tipped with leather, used to strike the ball in pool, billiards, etc.
2. a stick used to propel the disks in shuffleboard.
v.t.4. to strike with a cue.
5. to tie (hair) into a queue.
[1725–35; < French queue tail, Old French coue < Latin cōda, earlier cauda tail; compare coward, queue]
cue3
(kyu)n.
the letter Q, q.
[1400–50; late Middle English cu]
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cue
Past participle: cued
Gerund: cueing
| Imperative |
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| cue |
| cue |
| Present |
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| I cue |
| you cue |
| he/she/it cues |
| we cue |
| you cue |
| they cue |
| Preterite |
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| I cued |
| you cued |
| he/she/it cued |
| we cued |
| you cued |
| they cued |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am cueing |
| you are cueing |
| he/she/it is cueing |
| we are cueing |
| you are cueing |
| they are cueing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have cued |
| you have cued |
| he/she/it has cued |
| we have cued |
| you have cued |
| they have cued |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was cueing |
| you were cueing |
| he/she/it was cueing |
| we were cueing |
| you were cueing |
| they were cueing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had cued |
| you had cued |
| he/she/it had cued |
| we had cued |
| you had cued |
| they had cued |
| Future |
|---|
| I will cue |
| you will cue |
| he/she/it will cue |
| we will cue |
| you will cue |
| they will cue |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have cued |
| you will have cued |
| he/she/it will have cued |
| we will have cued |
| you will have cued |
| they will have cued |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be cueing |
| you will be cueing |
| he/she/it will be cueing |
| we will be cueing |
| you will be cueing |
| they will be cueing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been cueing |
| you have been cueing |
| he/she/it has been cueing |
| we have been cueing |
| you have been cueing |
| they have been cueing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been cueing |
| you will have been cueing |
| he/she/it will have been cueing |
| we will have been cueing |
| you will have been cueing |
| they will have been cueing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been cueing |
| you had been cueing |
| he/she/it had been cueing |
| we had been cueing |
| you had been cueing |
| they had been cueing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would cue |
| you would cue |
| he/she/it would cue |
| we would cue |
| you would cue |
| they would cue |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have cued |
| you would have cued |
| he/she/it would have cued |
| we would have cued |
| you would have cued |
| they would have cued |
cue
Past participle: cued
Gerund: cueing
| Imperative |
|---|
| cue |
| cue |
| Present |
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| I cue |
| you cue |
| he/she/it cues |
| we cue |
| you cue |
| they cue |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I cued |
| you cued |
| he/she/it cued |
| we cued |
| you cued |
| they cued |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am cueing |
| you are cueing |
| he/she/it is cueing |
| we are cueing |
| you are cueing |
| they are cueing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have cued |
| you have cued |
| he/she/it has cued |
| we have cued |
| you have cued |
| they have cued |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was cueing |
| you were cueing |
| he/she/it was cueing |
| we were cueing |
| you were cueing |
| they were cueing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had cued |
| you had cued |
| he/she/it had cued |
| we had cued |
| you had cued |
| they had cued |
| Future |
|---|
| I will cue |
| you will cue |
| he/she/it will cue |
| we will cue |
| you will cue |
| they will cue |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have cued |
| you will have cued |
| he/she/it will have cued |
| we will have cued |
| you will have cued |
| they will have cued |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be cueing |
| you will be cueing |
| he/she/it will be cueing |
| we will be cueing |
| you will be cueing |
| they will be cueing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been cueing |
| you have been cueing |
| he/she/it has been cueing |
| we have been cueing |
| you have been cueing |
| they have been cueing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been cueing |
| you will have been cueing |
| he/she/it will have been cueing |
| we will have been cueing |
| you will have been cueing |
| they will have been cueing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been cueing |
| you had been cueing |
| he/she/it had been cueing |
| we had been cueing |
| you had been cueing |
| they had been cueing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would cue |
| you would cue |
| he/she/it would cue |
| we would cue |
| you would cue |
| they would cue |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have cued |
| you would have cued |
| he/she/it would have cued |
| we would have cued |
| you would have cued |
| they would have cued |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
cue
1. Long tapered stick with a leather tip used for striking the cue ball.
2. Tapered stick with a leather tip used for striking the cue ball.
3. Tapered stick with a leather tip used for striking the cue ball.
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Translations
إِشَارَةإشارة إلى بَدء الحَديثعَصا البِلياردو
narážkatágo
stikordbilliardkøkø
aloitusmerkkiköö
znak
kjuðikjuîistikkorî, markorî
キュー
신호
galavārdskija
tágo
stickreplik
การเตือน
sự ra hiệu
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cue1
(kjuː) nounthe last words of another actor's speech etc, serving as a sign to an actor to speak etc. Your cue is `– whatever the vicar says!'
cue2
(kjuː) nouna stick which gets thinner towards one end and the point of which is used to strike the ball in playing billiards.
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cue
→ إِشَارَة narážka stikord Einsatzzeichen ατάκα indicación, pie aloitusmerkki signal znak battuta d'entrata キュー 신호 seintje vink sygnał do rozpoczęcia dica реплика stickreplik การเตือน replik sự ra hiệu 提示Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
cue
n (visual, auditory, etc.) pista, señal f, clave f (visual, auditiva, etc.)
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