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queue

UK
/kjuː/
US
/kju/
queue up

Translations

queuenoun
queues
pl
UK
/kjuː/
US
/kju/
There was a long queue at the supermarket.
В супермаркете была длинная очередь.
Additional translations
цепочка
вереница
хвост
Synonyms
row
file
chain
string
sequence
line
queueverb
queued
Past Simple
queued
Past Participle
queuing
Gerund
UK
/kjuː/
US
/kjuː/
выстраиваться в очередь
Customers queue up outside the store before it opens.
Покупатели выстраиваются в очередь перед магазином до его открытия.
стоять в очереди
People queue for hours to buy tickets.
Люди стоят в очереди часами, чтобы купить билеты.
Additional translations
записываться в очередь
Synonyms
get in line
stand in line
form a line
wait
line up
queueadjective
UK
/kjuː/
US
/kjuː/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "queue management") to denote relation to a queue.
Synonyms
queued
queuing
in line
lined up
lined
waiting
awaiting
in a queue

Definitions

queuenoun
A line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed.
There was a long queue outside the cinema for the new movie release.
A list of data items, commands, etc., stored so as to be retrievable in a definite order, usually the order of insertion.
The printer has a queue of documents waiting to be printed.
A braid of hair worn hanging down behind.
He tied his hair back into a neat queue before the formal event.
queueverb
To arrange or form a line or sequence of people or things waiting for their turn.
People began to queue outside the store before it opened.
To place in a sequence or order for processing or action.
The system will queue the requests and process them one by one.
queueadjective
Relating to or intended for a queue or series of items awaiting processing or attention.
The company introduced new queue management software.
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