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- : a minor stimulus acting as an indication of the nature of the perceived object or situation foreshortened lines in the picture are cues to depth perception
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1. a. : a signal (such as a word, phrase, or bit of stage business) to a performer to begin a specific speech or action. That last line is your cue to exit the stage. b. : something serving a comparable purpose : hint. I'll take that yawn as my cue to leave. 2. : a feature indicating the nature of something perceived.
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Objects In grammar, we use the word 'object' to talk about the thing or person that the verb is done to, or who receives the verb. It can be a noun, a noun phrase, a pronoun or a longer complex object, which is modified (in a similar way to a complex subject).
a signal for someone to do something: [ + to infinitive ] They started washing up, so that was our cue to leave the party. on cue. If something happens on cue, it happens just after someone has said or thought it would happen: I was just wondering where Sarah was, when, right on cue, she came in. See more. take your cue from someone.
noun. 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. Synonyms: signal. anything that excites to action; stimulus. a hint; intimation; guiding suggestion. Synonyms: inkling, tip, key, hint, sign.
cue in American English. (kju ) noun. 1. a bit of dialogue, action, or music that is a signal for an actor's entrance or speech, or for the working of curtains, lights, sound effects, etc. 2. Music. a gesture or written device used to signal the entry of one or more instrumentalists or vocalists. 3.
A cue is the long stick used for playing pool. A cue is also a reminder or stimulus to do something. In pool, you use the cue to hit the white ball into the red ball, aiming for a pocket. Other cues make things happen too.
Definition of cue noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
