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cue cuescueingcued

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nounIn the theatre or in a musical performance, a performer's cue is something another performer says or does that is a signal for them to begin speaking, playing, or doing something.The actors not performing sit at the side of the stage in full view, waiting for their cues.I had never known him miss a cue.If you say that something that happens is a cue for an action, you mean that people start doing that action when it happens.That was the cue for several months of intense bargaining.That was Nicholas's cue to ask for another chocolate chip cookie.A cue is a long, thin wooden stick that is used to hit the ball in games such as snooker, billiards, and pool .Their youngest brother was nine when he picked up a cue for the first time.verbIf one performer cues another, they say or do something which is a signal for the second performer to begin speaking, playing, or doing something.He read the scene, with Seaton cueing him. B2

word	cue
definition	noun In the theatre or in a musical performance, a performer's cue is something another performer says or does that is a signal for them to begin speaking, playing, or doing something. The actors not performing sit at the side of the stage in full view, waiting for their cues. I had never known him miss a cue. If you say that something that happens is a cue for an action, you mean that people start doing that action when it happens. That was the cue for several months of intense bargaining. That was Nicholas's cue to ask for another chocolate chip cookie. A cue is a long, thin wooden stick that is used to hit the ball in games such as snooker, billiards, and pool . Their youngest brother was nine when he picked up a cue for the first time. verb If one performer cues another, they say or do something which is a signal for the second performer to begin speaking, playing, or doing something. He read the scene, with Seaton cueing him.
inflections	cuescueingcued
cefr-level	B2

Cue Performer Signal Begin Speaking Playing Cueing Noun