segue
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segue
- /ˈsɛɡweɪ/
Sounds like Segway · Rhymes with -ɛɡweɪ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian segue (“it follows”), from seguire (“to follow”), from Latin sequor; originally a term used in a musical score to indicate that the next movement or passage is to follow without a break. Cognate with Spanish seguir. Doublet of sue. Related to suit and sequence.
verb segues · segueing · segued
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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.
Similar: transition
- To make a smooth transition from one theme to another. Beethoven’s symphonies effortlessly segue from one theme to the next.
- To play a sequence of records with no talk between them.
noun segues · segué
- An instance of segueing, a transition.
Translations
Every language
verb to move smoothly from one topic to another
| Português | passar para |
|---|---|
| Français | enchaîner |
| Deutsch | überleiten, wechseln |
| Русский | пла́вно переходи́ть plávno perexodítʹ, продолжа́ть та́к же prodolžátʹ ták že |
verb music: to move smoothly from one theme to another
| Français | enchaîner |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | überleiten |
verb to play a sequence of records without talking in between
| Français | enchaîner |
|---|
noun an instance of segueing, a transition
| Español | transición |
|---|---|
| Português | passagem, transição |
| Français | transition |
| Deutsch | Übergang, Überleitung |
| Română | tranziție |
| Русский | се́гуэ ségue, пла́вный перехо́д plávnyj perexód |
Talk about this word "segue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/segue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. segue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/segue "segue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/segue.Cite this
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title = {segue},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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