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segue
Definitions
(Noun) a way to enter into a different topicUsage: Using my brother was a segue to talk about family.
(Verb) transition from one thought to another
(Noun) path of smooth transition, i.e., from one topic or position to another.
Usage: This part-time position may serve as a segue for me to move from working at home toward full-time, at-work status.
(Noun) A lead-in from one topic to another in a conversation.
(Noun) a word that leads to a word or concept.
Usage: Discussion of a neutron is a segue to the discussion of the atom.
(Verb) move into
Usage: My introduction will segue nicely into my slide show.
(Verb) to say something that will lead into saying something else
a word that transitions from one thought or idea to another
Usage: That's a great segue for our next topic.
to lead into a new subject
Usage: That story segues into a discussion of politics...
leading into
Usage: its a good segue to end this conversation
(Noun) a connection between two topics or points
Usage: That was a nice segue between topics!
(Noun) To transition from one subject to another.
Usage: That was a good segue from the discussion from a bicycle to a motorcycle.
tie-in; something that relates one thing to another, falling between them
Usage: During this episode of the Today show, be sure you relate the medical report on roughage with the cooking segment on baked apples with a clever segue.
change or transition
Usage: it was a good segue into the next topic.
(Noun) a bridge, lead into, connection, entry to.
Usage: It's a perfect segue into the other part of the conversation.
Transition to
Usage: This topic will serve as a good segue to our next topic
(Noun) a linking mechanism between two subjects
Usage: that is the perfect segue into my next topic.
change of direction
Usage: I've reached a segue and cannot complete the plans.
A process by which a previous communication leads quite smoothly into a complementary subject of the previous communication or circumstance.
Usage: John's comment was a perfect segue into our next discussion topic.
(Verb) To lead from one thing into another.
(Noun) transition
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