I. ˈsā(ˌ)gwā, ˈse(- verb imperative
Etymology: Italian, there follows, 3d singular present indicative of seguire to follow, from Latin sequi — more at sue
1. : perform the music that follows at once — compare attacca
2. : perform the music that follows like that which has preceded
II. intransitive verb
( segued ; segued ; segueing ; segues )
: to proceed without pause from one musical number or theme to another
segued into a hot wild … chorus — Frederic Wakeman
segueing from one number to the next — Lane Kauffmann
III. noun
( -s )
: a transition from one musical number or sound effect to another
IV. intransitive verb
: to make a transition from one activity, topic, scene, or part to another as or as if part of a natural progression
time to segue … into the second part of this essay — S.J.Gould
• segue noun