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segue

[ sey-gwey, seg-wey ]

verb (used without object)

segued, segueing.
  1. to continue at once with the next musical section or composition (often used as a musical direction).
  2. to perform in the manner of the preceding section (used as a musical direction).
  3. to make a transition from one thing to another smoothly and without interruption:

    The conversation segued from travel anecdotes to food.



noun

  1. an uninterrupted transition made between one musical section or composition and another.
  2. any smooth, uninterrupted transition from one thing to another.

segue

/ ˈɛɡɱɪ /

verb

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the practice or an instance of playing music in this way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of segue1

First recorded in 1850–55; from Italian: “(it) follows, (there) follows,” 3rd-person singular present of seguire “to follow,” ultimately from Latin ī; sue
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of segue1

from Italian: follows, from seguire to follow, from Latin ī
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Example Sentences

A mostly cloudy Sunday was set to segue into “some rain movement overnight and tomorrow morning,” said Kristan Lund, a meteorologist with the federal agency’s Oxnard office.

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Sometimes, this fictional cachet can act as a segue into other careers.

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This segues into the subject of your second paper, the one where you explain that there are multiple levels at which group needs, and group members’ individual needs, are met.

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Once he signs off from “Nightly News,” he’ll segue directly into helming “Top Story,” the online show he’s hosted since 2021.

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"As Good Humans becomes bigger and needs more staff, hopefully our children can segue into positions there, become contributing members of society and live more independently," Kelly adds.

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