[*** \mathrm{cue}^1] | kyo͞o |

a thing said or done that serves as a signal to an actor or other performer to enter or to begin their speech or performance.

〘劇〙 渡しぜりふ, キュー〘演技･せりふ･登場などの合図〙

a signal for action:

«…の/…する» きっかけ, 合図, 刺激, ヒント «for/to do»

e.g. any conversational lull was my cue for asking a question.

a piece of information or circumstance that aids the memory in retrieving details not recalled spontaneously.

Psychology a feature of something perceived that is used in the brain's interpretation of the perception:

〘心〙 (行動)刺激, 手がかり.

e.g. expectancy is communicated both by auditory and visual cues.

a hint or indication about how to behave in particular circumstances:

e.g. my teacher joked about such attitudes and I followed her cue.

a facility for playing through an audio or video recording very rapidly until a desired starting point is reached.

verb (cues, cueing or cuing, cued) with object

give a cue to or for:

〈人〉に合図, きっかけを与える, 送る; 〘劇〙 〈役者が〉(次の演技のために)〈ほかの役者〉にキューを出す, 合図を送る(in).

e.g. curious pedestrians are cued by the arrival of stretch limousines.

act as a prompt or reminder:

e.g. have a list of needs and questions on paper to cue you.

set a piece of audio or video equipment in readiness to play (a particular part of the recorded material):

〈CDなど〉の頭出しをする(up)

e.g. features make it easier to cue up a tape for editing.

on cue

at the correct moment: right on cue the door opened.

take one's cue from

follow the example or advice of: McGee did not move and Julia took her cue from him.

mid 16th century: of unknown origin.

[*** \mathrm{cue}^2] | kyo͞o |

a long, straight, tapering wooden rod for striking the ball in pool, billiards, snooker, etc.

verb (cues, cueing or cuing, cued) no object

use a cue to strike a ball in pool, billiards, snooker, etc.

mid 18th century (denoting a long plait or pigtail): variant of queue.