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cue someone in

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cue

1[kyoo] noun, verb, cued, cu⋅ing.
–noun
1. anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action: An off-stage door slam was his cue to enter.
2. anything that excites to action; stimulus.
3. a hint; intimation; guiding suggestion.
4. the part a person is to play; a prescribed or necessary course of action.
5. a sensory signal used to identify experiences, facilitate memory, or organize responses.
6. Archaic. frame of mind; mood.
–verb (used with object)
7. to provide with a cue or indication; give a cue to; prompt: Will you cue me on my lines?
8. to insert, or direct to come in, in a specific place in a musical or dramatic performance (usually fol. by in or into): to cue in a lighting effect.
9. to search for and reach (a specific track on a recording) (sometimes fol. by up).
10. cue (someone) in, Informal. to inform; give instructions, information, news, etc., to: Cue him in on the plans for the dance.
11. miss a cue,
a. to fail to respond to a cue.
b. Informal. to miss the point: You could tell by his expression that he had missed a cue.

Origin:
1545–55; spelled name of the letter q as an abbreviation (found in acting scripts) of L quandō when


1. signal. 3. sign, clue, key, tip, inkling.
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Word Origin & History

cue  (2)
"billiard stick," 1749, var. of queue (q.v.). Cue ball first recorded 1881.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cue
Pronunciation: 'kyü
Function: noun
: a minor stimulus acting as an indication of the nature of the perceived object or situationcues to depth perception>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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