queue
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kyooIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkju
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.
A line of people or vehicles waiting for something
A braid of hair at the back of the head
verb
intransitive
To put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line.
intransitive
To arrange themselves into a physical waiting queue.
To fasten the hair into a queue.
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This meaning: A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.
Used this way, queue is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use queue
- “We stood in a long queue for tickets to the movie.”
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