segue

[ sey-gwey, seg-wey ]

verb (used without object)

, se·gued, se·gue·ing.

1. to continue at once with the next musical section or composition (often used as a musical direction).
2. to perform in the manner of the preceding section (used as a musical direction).
3. to make a transition from one thing to another smoothly and without interruption:

   The conversation segued from travel anecdotes to food.

noun

1. an uninterrupted transition made between one musical section or composition and another.
2. any smooth, uninterrupted transition from one thing to another.

segue

/ ˈsɛɡweɪ /

verb

1. often foll by into to proceed from one section or piece of music to another without a break
2. imperative play on without pause: a musical direction

noun

1. the practice or an instance of playing music in this way

Word History and Origins

Origin of segue¹

First recorded in 1850–55; from Italian: “(it) follows, (there) follows,” 3rd-person singular present of seguire “to follow,” ultimately from Latin sequī; sue

Word History and Origins

Origin of segue¹

from Italian: follows, from seguire to follow, from Latin sequī

Example Sentences

Back to the tour, our mutually devoted dog love-in is a perfect segue into talking about “Woof!” and how the tour is going.

From Los Angeles Times

Veering off down memory lane, the actor regaled the crowd with an anecdote about "Rocky," using it as a segue to equate Trump with an even bigger historical figure, the son of God.

From Salon

I kind of retired from doing jackets and segued into doing furniture, mainly chairs.

From Los Angeles Times

I just want to segue into this idea of this being the podcast coverage campaign.

From Salon

“If you have a smart president, they can all be handled,” Trump says, before segueing into the relatively harmless section Baier played for Harris.

From Salon

Related Words

• continuation