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Definition of cue verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cue

verb
 
/kjuː/
 
/kjuː/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cue
 
/kjuː/
 
/kjuː/
he / she / it cues
 
/kjuːz/
 
/kjuːz/
past simple cued
 
/kjuːd/
 
/kjuːd/
past participle cued
 
/kjuːd/
 
/kjuːd/
-ing form cueing
 
/ˈkjuːɪŋ/
 
/ˈkjuːɪŋ/
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  1. cue somebody to give somebody a signal so they know when to start doing something
    • Can you cue me when you want me to begin speaking?
    Word Originverb mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.
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