Cue
noun
A signal or hint to guide behavior or prompt action.
I waited for her to give me a cue before I began speaking.
Often appears as...
- take your cue
- miss a cue
noun
A long tapered rod used to strike a ball in the games of pool, billiards, or snooker.
I picked up the cue and started playing pool.
Often appears as...
- break with a cue
- chalk a cue
verb
To give a cue or signal.
The director cued the actor to begin her scene.
Often appears as...
- cue someone
- cue music
verb
To align or position something.
The software cued up the next track to play automatically.
Often appears as...
- cue up a track
- cue up a video
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A signal or hint to guide behavior or prompt action.
I waited for her to give me a cue before I began speaking.
Often appears as...
- take your cue
- miss a cue
noun
A long tapered rod used to strike a ball in the games of pool, billiards, or snooker.
I picked up the cue and started playing pool.
Often appears as...
- break with a cue
- chalk a cue
verb
To give a cue or signal.
The director cued the actor to begin her scene.
Often appears as...
- cue someone
- cue music
verb
To align or position something.
The software cued up the next track to play automatically.
Often appears as...
- cue up a track
- cue up a video
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Social Interaction
Often used in social contexts to mean a subtle prompt or suggestion from someone's behavior.
He glanced at the door, a clear cue for us to leave.
Pro Tip 2/3Conversation Flow
Cues are important for smooth conversations, signaling when to speak or listen.
When she paused and looked at me, I took it as my cue to chime in.
Pro Tip 3/3Performance Trigger
In performances, cues indicate when someone needs to take action, like entering a stage.
The actor missed his cue and entered the stage late.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Interaction
Often used in social contexts to mean a subtle prompt or suggestion from someone's behavior.
He glanced at the door, a clear cue for us to leave.
Pro Tip 2/3Conversation Flow
Cues are important for smooth conversations, signaling when to speak or listen.
When she paused and looked at me, I took it as my cue to chime in.
Pro Tip 3/3Performance Trigger
In performances, cues indicate when someone needs to take action, like entering a stage.
The actor missed his cue and entered the stage late.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Interaction
Often used in social contexts to mean a subtle prompt or suggestion from someone's behavior.
He glanced at the door, a clear cue for us to leave.
Pro Tip 2/3Conversation Flow
Cues are important for smooth conversations, signaling when to speak or listen.
When she paused and looked at me, I took it as my cue to chime in.
Pro Tip 3/3Performance Trigger
In performances, cues indicate when someone needs to take action, like entering a stage.
The actor missed his cue and entered the stage late.
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Why we laugh PIPE Sophie...
all of which mean that real laughter is extremely easy, or feels extremely easy to spot. In contrast, posed laughter, we might think it sounds a bit fake. Actually, it's not, it's actually an important social cue. We use it a lot, we're choosing to laugh in a lot of situations, and it seems to be its own thing.
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Can plants talk to each...
release slightly different sets of alarm chemicals. The makeup of that cocktail influences the effectiveness of communication. The more similar two plants' chemical fingerprints are, the more fluently they can communicate. A plant will be most sensitive to the cues emitted by its own leaves.
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How to spot a...
And if a glowing strip doesn't show up on a recent bill, you have a fake on your hands. For times when you're not dealing with counterfeit masterminds, looking for simple visual cues will do. Make sure the portrait looks lifelike and not flat, the seal has perfectly even sawtooth points,
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Computing with fluids PIPE...
more fundamental which is it requires memory how do you build memory so what you're looking at is the tiny little guy stuck there forever until a cue arrives this is called a flip-flop a standard flip-flop when put together turns into registers registers give you rise to
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The surprising reason...
that causes much of the discomfort you feel every time you get ill. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work perfectly. Most notably, millions of people worldwide suffer from autoimmune diseases, in which the immune system treats normal bodily cues as threats,
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The science of...
who rated the person as cold, stoic, and unaffectionate. If a potential mate has managed to pass all these tests, there's still one the infamous first kiss, a rich and complex exchange of tactile and chemical cues, such as the smell of one's breath,
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Why elephants never...
This is a great help when migrating or encountering other potentially hostile elephants. They also remember and distinguish particular cues that signal danger and can recall important locations long after their last visit.
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Solar System Exploration:...
by reasoning we are one way at least that the universe knows itself and right here I think we cue the spooky music no it is stunning and so as the more we learn about astronomy the more we learn
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How did Polynesian...
That's south. But the sky also contains navigational aids much closer to Earth, the clouds. Besides being useful weather cues, under the right conditions, they can indicate landmasses.
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Best Of Frogs PIPE Top 5 PIPE...
there's little chance of them drying out and up here they're safer from predators the big storm is the cue for the most important climb of this frog's life
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Why we laugh PIPE Sophie...
all of which mean that real laughter is extremely easy, or feels extremely easy to spot. In contrast, posed laughter, we might think it sounds a bit fake. Actually, it's not, it's actually an important social cue. We use it a lot, we're choosing to laugh in a lot of situations, and it seems to be its own thing.
Video examples
Can plants talk to each...
release slightly different sets of alarm chemicals. The makeup of that cocktail influences the effectiveness of communication. The more similar two plants' chemical fingerprints are, the more fluently they can communicate. A plant will be most sensitive to the cues emitted by its own leaves.
Video examples
How to spot a...
And if a glowing strip doesn't show up on a recent bill, you have a fake on your hands. For times when you're not dealing with counterfeit masterminds, looking for simple visual cues will do. Make sure the portrait looks lifelike and not flat, the seal has perfectly even sawtooth points,
Video examples
Computing with fluids PIPE...
more fundamental which is it requires memory how do you build memory so what you're looking at is the tiny little guy stuck there forever until a cue arrives this is called a flip-flop a standard flip-flop when put together turns into registers registers give you rise to
Video examples
The surprising reason...
that causes much of the discomfort you feel every time you get ill. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work perfectly. Most notably, millions of people worldwide suffer from autoimmune diseases, in which the immune system treats normal bodily cues as threats,
Video examples
The science of...
who rated the person as cold, stoic, and unaffectionate. If a potential mate has managed to pass all these tests, there's still one the infamous first kiss, a rich and complex exchange of tactile and chemical cues, such as the smell of one's breath,
Video examples
Why elephants never...
This is a great help when migrating or encountering other potentially hostile elephants. They also remember and distinguish particular cues that signal danger and can recall important locations long after their last visit.
Video examples
Solar System Exploration:...
by reasoning we are one way at least that the universe knows itself and right here I think we cue the spooky music no it is stunning and so as the more we learn about astronomy the more we learn
Video examples
How did Polynesian...
That's south. But the sky also contains navigational aids much closer to Earth, the clouds. Besides being useful weather cues, under the right conditions, they can indicate landmasses.
Video examples
Best Of Frogs PIPE Top 5 PIPE...
there's little chance of them drying out and up here they're safer from predators the big storm is the cue for the most important climb of this frog's life
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Quote examples
Evelyne Brochu
Canadian Actress
Once, I was going to a film event, and someone told me not to wear high heels to it. They said that it might intimidate the men. For some reason, I was ready to take their cue, but about an hour later, something in my head started ringing, and I thought, 'That is the worst advice anybody's ever given me.
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James Cromwell
American Actor
I always change my words in everything I do. I make the language fit, because I know the character from the inside out. Often character actors are not in a position to do that, but I do it. I don't change any cue and I never change anybody else's lines, but I make my own words fit my mouth.
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Jessica Valenti
American Writer
Wanting to be liked means being a supporting character in your own life, using the cues of the actors around you to determine your next line rather than your own script. It means that your self-worth will always be tied to what someone else thinks about you, forever out of your control.
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Sarah Cooper
Jamaican Comedian
The laugh track was invented to cue the audience to the jokes and encourage laughter in response. But it has another effect: if you hear people laughing and you're not, you start to question if maybe there's something wrong with you for not getting it.
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Robert Byrne
American Author
It's easy to make a cue last a lifetime. Don't boil it or freeze it in the trunk of a car. Don't lean it against a wall for years. If you lose a game to a complete idiot, hit the edge of the table in anger with something other than your cue.
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Robin Weigert
American Actress
I think when I feel fear, that's often a cue that I should do something. If I begin to feel fear, that's a strong sign, psychologically, that something has its hooks in me somewhere deep.
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Dallas Roberts
American Actor
I find that on serialized television it's wiser to hit the ground and look forward, and take the cues from the writers and the events happening, otherwise you just tie yourself in knots.
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Jerry Mathers
American Actor
I don't think a lot of people realize the influence TV has on our kids. Kids take a lot of their cues from it in their dress and their conduct.
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Robin Roberts
American Athlete
I've taken my cue from people here and from viewers, especially survivors-who said, 'When it's time to literally flip your wig, you'll know.
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Michael Gurian
American Author
All over the world when you test men and women for facial cue recognition, women test... better. It's a negotiation tool.
Quote examples
Evelyne Brochu
Canadian Actress
Once, I was going to a film event, and someone told me not to wear high heels to it. They said that it might intimidate the men. For some reason, I was ready to take their cue, but about an hour later, something in my head started ringing, and I thought, 'That is the worst advice anybody's ever given me.
Quote examples
James Cromwell
American Actor
I always change my words in everything I do. I make the language fit, because I know the character from the inside out. Often character actors are not in a position to do that, but I do it. I don't change any cue and I never change anybody else's lines, but I make my own words fit my mouth.
Quote examples
Jessica Valenti
American Writer
Wanting to be liked means being a supporting character in your own life, using the cues of the actors around you to determine your next line rather than your own script. It means that your self-worth will always be tied to what someone else thinks about you, forever out of your control.
Quote examples
Sarah Cooper
Jamaican Comedian
The laugh track was invented to cue the audience to the jokes and encourage laughter in response. But it has another effect: if you hear people laughing and you're not, you start to question if maybe there's something wrong with you for not getting it.
Quote examples
Robert Byrne
American Author
It's easy to make a cue last a lifetime. Don't boil it or freeze it in the trunk of a car. Don't lean it against a wall for years. If you lose a game to a complete idiot, hit the edge of the table in anger with something other than your cue.
Quote examples
Robin Weigert
American Actress
I think when I feel fear, that's often a cue that I should do something. If I begin to feel fear, that's a strong sign, psychologically, that something has its hooks in me somewhere deep.
Quote examples
Dallas Roberts
American Actor
I find that on serialized television it's wiser to hit the ground and look forward, and take the cues from the writers and the events happening, otherwise you just tie yourself in knots.
Quote examples
Jerry Mathers
American Actor
I don't think a lot of people realize the influence TV has on our kids. Kids take a lot of their cues from it in their dress and their conduct.
Quote examples
Robin Roberts
American Athlete
I've taken my cue from people here and from viewers, especially survivors-who said, 'When it's time to literally flip your wig, you'll know.
Quote examples
Michael Gurian
American Author
All over the world when you test men and women for facial cue recognition, women test... better. It's a negotiation tool.
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