segue
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈsɛɡweɪ/
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- For these families, as it was for me, this voucher could be the segue out of poverty and homelessness.
So that's a great segue into talking about that.
- So that's a great segue into talking about that.
- What this is, is a segue to our sponsor I Fix It.
- Which reminds me a perfect segue to Tara Yummy.
- So that's a little different, but a good segue into divine union and intimacy.
- But that's a perfect segue to talk about sleep.
- So let's use that as a segue to maybe the unrelated, maybe the related.
- And, and it's a great segue to say listening is important.
- Quick, quick segue into something that pertains to this exactly.
- So, so, OK, so I'll use that as a segue into this.
Examples
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I will focus on his brief account of education here as a segue into Foucault's more famous analyses.
Academic text (2017) -
Here's the perfect segue into why people do what they do.
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You just did the perfect segue to the box.
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And, and it's a great segue to say listening is important.
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With a musical segue, the American in the background moved on to a different story.
Fiction book (1992) -
Often, some bit of news will make an excellent segue into the lesson.
Blog text (2) -
So that's a great segue into talking about that.
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But that's a perfect segue to talk about sleep.
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That's a great segue into information that I needed to know earlier.
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The speaker made a smooth segue between the introduction and the main topic of the presentation.
Synonyms
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3.2
Movement of something from one place or state to another
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4.1
A short part that links one idea to the next
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6.6
A gradual change from one film scene to the next as the first fades
Antonyms
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Etymology
Segue comes from Italian segue, which means 'it follows' and is the same root behind English words like sequel and sequence. So a segue is a smooth move from one thing to the next, something that 'follows' without a break.