Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense segues, present participle segueing, past tense, past participle segued
verb
If something such as a piece of music or conversation segues into another piece of music or conversation, it changes into it or is followed by it without a break.
The piece segues into his solo with the strings. [VERB + into]
...his film's attempt, in its latter sections, to segue into comedy. [VERBinto noun]
[Also Vfrom n, V]
Segue is also a noun.
...a neat segue into an arrangement of 'Eleanor Rigby'. [+ into]
segue in British English
(ˈsɛɡweɪ)
verbWord forms: segues, segueing or segued(intransitive)
1. (often foll by into)
to proceed from one section or piece of music to another without a break
2. (imperative)
play on without pause: a musical direction
3.
to effect a transition
noun
4.
the practice or an instance of playing music in this way
5.
any transition from one subject to another
Word origin
from Italian: follows, from seguire to follow, from Latin sequī
segue in American English
(ˈsɛgweɪ; ˈseɪgweɪ)
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈsegued or ˈsegueing
1.
to continue without break (to or into the next part)
noun
2.
an immediate transition from one part to another, as in music
Word origin
It, 3d pers. sing., pres. indic., of seguire, to follow < VL sequere, for L sequi: see sequent
Examples of 'segue' in a sentence
segue
Then he waits for Rebecca to respond to this strange segue in taste; duly she responds.
Sean Thomas THE CHEEK PERFORATION DANCE (2002)
A neat segue into an arrangement of `Eleanor Rigby" that would have done Lawrence Welk proud.
Tapply, William G THE DUTCH BLUE ERROR (2002)
No first girlfriend, no gentle, easy segue into an adult relationship.