cue

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkjuː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kju/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kyo̅o̅)

Inflections of 'cue' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
cues
v 3rd person singular
cuing
v pres p
cueing
v pres p
cued
v past
cued
v past p

Collocations for "cue"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cue" in context.

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cue

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. got the cue from the [director, stage manager]
  2. missed his cue
  3. wait for my cue
  4. [spoke, started, acted] on cue
  5. [walked in, turned up] right on cue
  6. Right on cue, she [walked in].
  7. is your cue to [enter, start, come in, get up, leave]
  8. The [actor, news anchor, host] was given cues.
  9. The [actor] was reading off cues.
  10. sports: a [pool, snooker, billiards] cue
  11. sports: [dusted, chalked] his cue
  12. sports: [took out, lined up, positioned, aimed] the cue
  13. sports: The cue struck the [ball, cushion, cloth].
  14. [read, spoke] from cues
v
  1. cue the [actor, audience, presenter]
  2. cued him to [speak, start, move, applaud, ask, go]
  3. cued her on her [lines, steps, moves]
  4. cued me with a [wink, glance, nod, cough]
  5. cue the music
  6. cue up the next song
  7. snooker: cue the [red, black, yellow] ball
  8. snooker: cue the [eight, fifteen] ball
n as adj
  1. gave the [talk, speech] with cue cards
  2. with the [aid, help] of cue cards
  3. sports: [chalked, dusted] the cue tip
  4. sports: [missed, hit, pocketed] the cue ball
'cue' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chalk - cushion - pocket - pool - pot - presenter - spot - tasty - tip - willow

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