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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.

cue

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

got the cue from the [director, stage manager]
missed his cue
wait for my cue
[spoke, started, acted] on cue
[walked in, turned up] right on cue
Right on cue, she [walked in].
is your cue to [enter, start, come in, get up, leave]
The [actor, news anchor, host] was given cues.
The [actor] was reading off cues.
sports: a [pool, snooker, billiards] cue
sports: [dusted, chalked] his cue
sports: [took out, lined up, positioned, aimed] the cue
sports: The cue struck the [ball, cushion, cloth].
[read, spoke] from cues

cue the [actor, audience, presenter]
cued him to [speak, start, move, applaud, ask, go]
cued her on her [lines, steps, moves]
cued me with a [wink, glance, nod, cough]
cue the music
cue up the next song
snooker: cue the [red, black, yellow] ball
snooker: cue the [eight, fifteen] ball

n as adj

gave the [talk, speech] with cue cards
with the [aid, help] of cue cards
sports: [chalked, dusted] the cue tip
sports: [missed, hit, pocketed] the cue ball

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'cue' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

spot - tip - pool - willow - chalk - cushion - pocket - tasty - pot - presenter

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