How to Pronounce “queue”
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- American (US)
- /kjuː/
- British (UK)
- /kjuː/
What “queue” means
noun — A line of people or items waiting their turn, taken in the order they arrived.
Example: The job sat in the queue for twenty minutes.
Synonyms: line, backlog
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "queue" mean?
queue (noun): A line of people or items waiting their turn, taken in the order they arrived. For example — The job sat in the queue for twenty minutes.
How do you pronounce "queue" in American vs British English?
Both accents use the same sequence of phonemes for "queue", /kjuː/, so the difference you hear is in how the vowels are coloured rather than in which sounds are used. Play both on this page to compare.
What is the IPA transcription of "queue"?
/kjuː/ in American English, /kjuː/ in British English.
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