segue
noun
- transition from one topic or section to the next
- act or process of transitioning smoothly (especially to another subject)
verb
- to move smoothly between subjects; to transition smoothly (especially to another subject)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsɛɡweɪ/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian segue (“it follows”), from seguire (“to follow”), from Latin sequor; originally a term used in a musical score to indicate that the next movement or passage is to follow without a break. Cognate with Spanish seguir. Doublet of sue. Related to suit and sequence.
- An instance of segueing, a transition.
verb
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian segue (“it follows”), from seguire (“to follow”), from Latin sequor; originally a term used in a musical score to indicate that the next movement or passage is to follow without a break. Cognate with Spanish seguir. Doublet of sue. Related to suit and sequence.
- To move smoothly from one state or subject to another.
“I can tell she’s going to segue from our conversation about school to the topic of marriage.”
“Then, in a staggering display of empathy for the deceased lacking, this friend segues to the narcissist nub of the matter: "Omg wat if yu get arrested b4 yur bdai."”
- To make a smooth transition from one theme to another.
“Beethoven’s symphonies effortlessly segue from one theme to the next.”
- To play a sequence of records with no talk between them.