Cue — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

evidence that helps to solve a problem

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˈuː/

🇬🇧British English

/kjˈuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kjˈuː/

1 syllable Say it as /kjˈuː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prompt discriminative stimulus pool stick clew remind cue stick clue pool cue

Parts of Speech

noun	an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
noun	evidence that helps to solve a problem
noun	a stimulus that provides information about what to do
noun	sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
verb	assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

Word Forms

cue	verb	assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
prompt	noun	a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
prompter	noun	someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech
prompting	noun	a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
cue	noun	an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stichwort

die Zeile eines Schauspielers, die unmittelbar einer Handlung oder Rede vorausgeht und als Erinnerung daran dient

🇫🇷French

signal

une réplique d'acteur qui précède immédiatement et sert de rappel à une action ou à un discours

🇪🇸Spanish

señal

Línea de un actor que precede inmediatamente y sirve como recordatorio de alguna acción o discurso.

🇮🇹Italian

spunto

la battuta di un attore che precede immediatamente e serve da promemoria per qualche azione o discorso

🇳🇱Dutch

keu

een regel van een acteur die onmiddellijk voorafgaat aan en dient als herinnering aan een actie of toespraak

🇵🇹Portuguese

deixa

a fala de um ator que precede imediatamente e serve como um lembrete para alguma ação ou discurso

🇷🇺Russian

сигнал

реплика актера, которая непосредственно предшествует и служит напоминанием о каком-либо действии или речи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संकेत

एक अभिनेता की पंक्ति जो तुरंत पहले आती है और किसी क्रिया या भाषण के लिए अनुस्मारक के रूप में कार्य करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

সংকেত

একটি অভিনেতার লাইন যা অবিলম্বে পূর্বে আসে এবং কিছু কর্ম বা বক্তৃতার জন্য একটি অনুস্মারক হিসাবে কাজ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

குறி

ஒரு நடிகரின் வரி உடனடியாக முன்னோக்கிச் சென்று சில செயல் அல்லது பேச்சுக்கான நினைவூட்டலாக செயல்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

క్యూ

ఒక నటుడి పంక్తి వెంటనే ముందు ఉంటుంది మరియు కొంత చర్య లేదా ప్రసంగం కోసం రిమైండర్‌గా పనిచేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

संकेत

एखाद्या अभिनेत्याची ओळ जी लगेच आधी येते आणि काही कृती किंवा भाषणासाठी स्मरणपत्र म्हणून काम करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંકેત

એક અભિનેતાની લાઇન જે તરત જ આગળ આવે છે અને કેટલીક ક્રિયા અથવા ભાષણ માટે રીમાઇન્ડર તરીકે સેવા આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಯೂ

ನಟನ ಸಾಲು ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಮುಂಚಿನದು ಮತ್ತು ಕೆಲವು ಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾಷಣಕ್ಕೆ ಜ್ಞಾಪನೆಯಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്യൂ

ഒരു അഭിനേതാവിൻ്റെ വരി, അത് ഉടനടി മുമ്പുള്ളതും ചില പ്രവർത്തനത്തിനോ സംഭാഷണത്തിനോ ഓർമ്മപ്പെടുത്തലായി വർത്തിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਕੇਤ

ਇੱਕ ਅਭਿਨੇਤਾ ਦੀ ਲਾਈਨ ਜੋ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਅੱਗੇ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਕੁਝ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਸ਼ਣ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਰੀਮਾਈਂਡਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اشارہ

ایک اداکار کی لائن جو فوری طور پر پہلے آتی ہے اور کسی عمل یا تقریر کے لئے یاد دہانی کے طور پر کام کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

提示

紧接在某些动作或演讲之前并作为某些动作或演讲的提醒的演员台词

🇯🇵Japanese

キュー

俳優のセリフの直前にあり、何らかの動作やスピーチを思い出させるものとして機能する

🇰🇷Korean

큐

어떤 행동이나 연설을 상기시키기 위해 바로 앞에 나오는 배우의 대사

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tín hiệu

lời thoại của diễn viên ngay trước và đóng vai trò nhắc nhở về một số hành động hoặc lời nói

🇹🇭Thai

คิว

บทของนักแสดงที่นำหน้าและทำหน้าที่เป็นเครื่องเตือนใจถึงการกระทำหรือคำพูดบางอย่างทันที

🇮🇩Indonesian

isyarat

baris aktor yang mendahului dan berfungsi sebagai pengingat untuk beberapa tindakan atau ucapan

🇵🇭Filipino

pahiwatig

linya ng aktor na agad nauuna at nagsisilbing paalala sa ilang aksyon o pananalita

🇲🇾Malay

isyarat

barisan pelakon yang segera mendahului dan berfungsi sebagai peringatan untuk sesuatu tindakan atau ucapan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جديلة

سطر الممثل الذي يسبق مباشرة ويكون بمثابة تذكير لبعض الإجراءات أو الكلام

🇮🇷Persian

نشانه

خط بازیگری که بلافاصله مقدم است و به عنوان یادآوری برای برخی از کنش یا گفتار عمل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

işaret

bir oyuncunun bir eylem veya konuşmanın hemen öncesinde yer alan ve onu hatırlatan repliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

רְמִיזָה

שורה של שחקן שמיד מקדימה ומשמשת תזכורת לפעולה או נאום כלשהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'cue'?

The primary meaning of 'cue' is 'an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'cue' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'cue' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cue' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cue' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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