queued
|queued|
/kjuː/
(queue)
line or sequence
Etymology
'queue' originates from French, specifically the word 'queue', where it meant 'tail'.
'queue' came into English from Middle French (also Old French) 'cue'/'queue', ultimately from Vulgar Latin *coda, which in turn derives from Latin 'cauda', and it developed into the modern English word 'queue'.
Initially it meant 'tail' (a physical tail), but over time it evolved to mean 'a line or sequence of people or things' (a 'tail-like' formation).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'queue' — to have formed or joined a line of people or things waiting their turn.
People queued outside the store.
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Adjective 1
used attributively to describe something placed in a queue (e.g., a queued process in computing).
The queued jobs will run overnight.
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