Topic: OTHER GAMES
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Sense: 1-4
| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | Probably from qu, short form of Latin quando 'when', used as a direction in actors' copies of plays. |
| Date: | 1700-1800 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | queue 'tail, cue', from Latin cauda |
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cue1
[countable]
[countable]1 an action or event that is a signal for something else to happen
2 a word, phrase, or action in a play that is a signal for the next person to speak or act : She stood nervously in the wings waiting for her cue.
She stood nervously in the wings waiting for her cue. miss your cue (=not speak or act when you are supposed to)
3 happening or done at exactly the right moment : And then, on cue, the weather changed. As if on cue, Sam arrived.
(right/as if) on cue
And then, on cue, the weather changed.As if on cue, Sam arrived.4 to use someone else's actions or behaviour to show you what you should do or how you should behave : With interest rates, the smaller banks will take their cue from the Federal Bank.
take your cue from somebody
With interest rates, the smaller banks will take their cue from the Federal Bank.5DGO a long straight wooden stick used for hitting the ball in games such as billiards and pool
