segue

[ sey-gwey, seg-wey ]

verb (used without object)

, se·gued, se·gue·ing.

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

Good morning, Marketers, today is National Superhero Day and that’s enough of a segue for me.

From Search Engine Land

The Bad: Their tendency to segue from the above sort of thing into stories of utter horror with absolutely no warning.

From The Daily Beast

"I knew it would be hard, but it was definitely difficult, for sure," Jones said of her segue from track to bobsled.

From The Daily Beast

This lineup will segue into fully scripted Friday night programming blocks in November.

From The Daily Beast

Which gives me my deft segue to the adopted parents business.

From The Daily Beast

Especially since that fact allowed Hugh Jackman to segue into one of the most tedious musical montages in Oscar history!

From The Daily Beast

The word segue is also occasionally used to show that an accompaniment figure (especially in orchestral music) is to be continued.

From Project Gutenberg

Segue chi fugge; a chi la vuol, s' asconde, E vanne e vien come alla riva l' onde.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• continuation