segue

[sey-gwey, seg-wey]

verb (used without object)

segued, segueing 

1. to continue at once with the next musical section or composition (often used as a musical direction).

2. to perform in the manner of the preceding section (used as a musical direction).

3. to make a transition from one thing to another smoothly and without interruption.

   The conversation segued from travel anecdotes to food.

noun

1. an uninterrupted transition made between one musical section or composition and another.

2. any smooth, uninterrupted transition from one thing to another.

segue

/ ˈsɛɡweɪ /

verb

1. (often foll by into) to proceed from one section or piece of music to another without a break

2. (imperative) play on without pause: a musical direction

noun

1. the practice or an instance of playing music in this way

Word History and Origins

Origin of segue¹

First recorded in 1850–55; from Italian: “(it) follows, (there) follows,” 3rd-person singular present of seguire “to follow,” ultimately from Latin sequī; sue

Word History and Origins

Origin of segue¹

from Italian: follows, from seguire to follow, from Latin sequī

Example Sentences

They segue to a holiday market full of happy European Union habitants.

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Mom’s anguished childbirth moaning segues to those of young women nearby having their babies ripped from their arms and thrown into a bonfire.

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Maslany, who portrayed the doomed mother in “The Monkey,” brings an edge to Liz from the start, the character’s romantic anxieties segueing into a fear that something in the house is out to kill her.

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The segues between tracks are seamless, in no small part due to Rodríguez’s immaculate production and fealty to the tempo of the times.

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I worked for 12 years in narratives and scripted before I segued into documentary.

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