Pronunciation guide
How to pronounce queue
KYOO - one syllable, said exactly like the letter 'Q'; the '-ueue' is silent
US/kju/
kju
UK/kjuː/
kjuː
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Common mistake
It is just 'Q' - 'kyoo'; only the first two letters are sounded.
What “queue” means
A line of people, vehicles or other objects, usually one to be dealt with in sequence (i.e., the one at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on), and which newcomers join at the opposite end (the back).
A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.
In a sentence
- People stood in a long queue at the ticket counter.
- The museum uses a virtual queue to organize visitors in first-come, first-served order.
Definitions and examples are derived from Wiktionary, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, then edited by QuickPronounce. Pronunciation data draws on CMUdict.