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segway

/ˈsɛɡweɪ/

segway is the alternative letter-case form of Segway.

segway is the misspelling of segue.

Meaning of segue

Verb

segue (third-person singular simple present segues, present participle segueing, simple past and past participle segued)

  1. To move smoothly from one state or subject to another.
    • I can tell she’s going to segue from our conversation about school to the topic of marriage.
    Synonyms:
    transition
  2. To make a smooth transition from one theme to another.
    • Beethoven’s symphonies effortlessly segue from one theme to the next.
  3. To play a sequence of records with no talk between them.

See all 4 meanings of segue

Noun capitalized: Segway

Segway (plural Segways)

  1. A motorised vehicle for one person, ridden while standing, and having two wheels on one axle that balances itself using gyroscopes and tilt sensors.

Verb capitalized: Segway

Segway (third-person singular simple present Segways, present participle Segwaying, simple past and past participle Segwayed)

  1. To travel by Segway.

Forms of segway

Verb
third-person singular presentsegways
present participlesegwaying
past participlesegwayed
pastsegwayed
third-person singular presentSegways
present participleSegwaying
past participleSegwayed
pastSegwayed
alternative formsegway
Noun
pluralSegways

Origin of segway

Brand name; according to Segway Inc., chosen for similarity to segue on notion of “a smooth transition from one place to another”, with probable influence of way.

Words that rhyme with segway

Questions about segway

What does segway mean?
Segway means a motorised vehicle for one person, ridden while standing, and having two wheels on one axle that balances itself using gyroscopes and tilt sensors.
What is segway the alternative letter-case form of?
Segway is the alternative letter-case form of Segway.
What part of speech is segway?
Segway can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce segway?
Segway is pronounced /ˈsɛɡweɪ/.
What is the plural of segway?
The plural of segway is Segways.

Words near segway in the dictionary

  1. Seguis
  2. Segundo
  3. Segundos
  4. Segura
  5. Seguras
  6. segway
  7. segwayed
  8. segwaying
  9. segways
  10. seh
  11. sehajdari

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: segway (page history and authors); Segway (page history and authors); segue (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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