enqueue

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verb

To add an item to a queue.

Opposite
dequeue
OriginEnglish queue ← Middle English en- ← Old French en- →
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Meanings

verbenqueue (third-person singular simple present enqueues, present participle enqueuing or enqueueing, simple past and past participle enqueued)

present singular third person enqueues · participle present enqueuing · participle present enqueueing · participle past enqueued · past enqueued

  1. transitivecomputingTo add an item to a queue.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
dequeue

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishen-
  8. Englishqueue
  9. Englishenqueue

From en- + queue.

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Translations

Finnish asettaa jonoon
  • asettaa jonoonto add an item to a queue
German einreihen
  • einreihento add an item to a queue
Italian accodare
  • accodareto add an item to a queue
Japanese エンキューする
  • エンキューする (enkyū suru)to add an item to a queue
Polish zakolejkować
  • zakolejkowaćto add an item to a queue
Portuguese enfileirar
  • enfileirarto add an item to a queue
Turkish sıralamak
  • sıralamakto add an item to a queue
Cite this entry
APA

enqueue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enqueue

MLA

“enqueue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enqueue. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enqueue,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enqueue.

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