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Meaning of cue in | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To add elements (dialogue, music, special effects) to a specific spot in a script.
    transitive
  2. To signal (someone) to join a performance or to begin a task at a particular moment.
    transitive
  3. To identify and understand signals, emotions, body language, subtext, etc.; to connect with someone.
    intransitive

Examples

“We should cue in the music at the end of this scene.”
“The conductor cued me in at the wrong time.”
“A good therapist can cue in to even the toughest of clients.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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