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to segue

to segue

15 7.4
To move smoothly from one topic to another
  • verb
  • /ˈsɛɡweɪ/
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  • The speaker was able to segue effortlessly from one topic to another during the presentation.
  • segue into a discussion

Kind of like the way that I segue to our sponsor Ugreen.

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Examples

  • I played her a song that I'd written myself, then segued into one by Counting Crows.

    The Rules of Attraction (2002)

  • The points made by both Canick and Crist segue well into the discussion of technology, its risks, and legal ethics.

    Academic text (2018)

  • So Bob John has now helped us segue from policy to politics.

  • And that just continued to segue into the next thing.

  • And how did you segue then from this to broadcasting?

  • So let me segue to, like, a first impression that I have of you.

  • You can segue into your education reform initiative from there.

    First Daughter (2004)

  • The song ends and it segues right into the Stones' "Miss You."

    Fiction book (1992)

  • From this, he segued into a discussion of magnetics and the properties of stainless steel.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The orchestra segued into Swan Lake, so balletic was the spectacle before them.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

to move on to
vsto segue
264 2.3

To begin talking about a different topic or activity

emphasizes a smooth, unhesitating change between states, topics, or sections

How Smooth

to flow
259 1.6
to glide
89 2.9
to segue
15 7.4
shift
363 3.5
to jump
243 1.4

Surface Forms

segue infinitive
segued past
segued past participle
segueing present participle
segues third person singular

Etymology

Segue comes from Italian segue, which means 'it follows' and shares its root with words like sequel and sequence. So to segue is to move from one topic or song to the next in a way that 'follows' smoothly and without a pause.