segue
pronunciation
How to pronounce segue in British English:
UK [ˈsegweɪ]
How to pronounce segue in American English:
US [ˈsɛɡˌwe, ˈseˌɡwe]
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- Verb:
- proceed without interruption; in music or talk
Word Origin
- segue (n.)
- 1740, an instruction in musical scores, from Italian segue, literally "now follows," meaning to play into the following movement without a break, third person singular of seguire "to follow," from Latin sequi "to follow," from PIE *sekw- (1) "to follow" (see sequel). Extended noun sense of "transition without a break" is from 1937; the verb in this sense is first recorded 1958.
Example
- 1. Which is a good segue to the next point .
- 2. That is our fate , our destiny , thus the segue into the next verse .
- 3. ' Part of my bigger strategy in china has been to segue imax from relying on sales to one where we have more recurring revenues , ' he said .
- 4. Segue into what you 're doing now .
- 5. And I really just wanted to segue into her stupid loan and your .