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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024se•gue /ˈseɪgweɪ, ˈsɛgweɪ/USA pronunciation v., -gued, -gue•ing, n. v. [no object] - Music and Dance(used as a musical direction) to continue at once with the next musical section.
- to make a smooth shift from one item to another:From a discussion of the election we segued into tax reform.
n. [countable] - Music and Dancean uninterrupted transition made between one musical section or composition and another.
- an act of smoothly shifting or switching from one topic to another.
See -seq-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024se•gue (sā′gwā, seg′wā),USA pronunciation v., -gued, -gue•ing, n. v.i. - Music and Danceto continue at once with the next musical section or composition (often used as a musical direction).
- Music and Danceto perform in the manner of the preceding section (used as a musical direction).
- to make a transition from one thing to another smoothly and without interruption:The conversation segued from travel anecdotes to food.
n. - Music and Dancean uninterrupted transition made between one musical section or composition and another.
- any smooth, uninterrupted transition from one thing to another.
- Italian: (there) follows, 3rd pers. singular present ind. of seguire Latin sequī to follow. See sue
- 1850–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: segue /ˈsɛɡweɪ/ vb (segues, segueing, segued)(intransitive)- (often followed by into) to proceed from one section or piece of music to another without a break
n - the practice or an instance of playing music in this way
Etymology: from Italian: follows, from seguire to follow, from Latin sequī |