was wotd|2006|December|7
English

Etymology
From It. seguire, "to follow", from Latin sequi; originally a musical term.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�s�gweɪ/ or /�s�ɪgweɪ/
audio|en-us-segue.ogg|Audio (US)

Homophones
Segway

Verb
en-verb|segues|segueing|segued|segued

1. To move smoothly from one state or subject to another.

#: I can tell she's going to segue from our conversation about school to the topic of marriage.

1. music To make a smooth transition from one theme to another.

#: Beethoven's symphonies effortlessly segue from one theme to the next.

1. context|of a disk jockey To play a sequence of records with no talk between them.

Translations

mid
Russian: п�одолжа�� �ак же; плавно пе�е�оди��

Noun
en-noun

1. An instance of segueing, a transition.

Translations

mid
Russian: �ег��; плавн�й пе�е�од

Italian

Verb form
segue

1. third-person singular indicative present of seguire

Category:Italian verb forms

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