sue

  • 31sue — as·sue·tude; con·sue·tude; con·sue·tu·di·nal; con·sue·tu·do; en·sue; is·sue·less; man·sue·tude; pur·sue; re·sue; sang·sue; sue; sue·vi; con·sue·tu·di·nary; is·sue; sue·vi·an; tis·sue; sue·bi; sue·vic; …

    English syllables

  • 32sue — v. 1) (d; intr.) to sue for ( to request ) (to sue for peace) 2) (D; intr., tr.) ( to seek in court ) to sue for (to sue for damages; she sued him for a large sum of money) 3) (E) ( to seek in court ) they sued to get their property back * * *… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 33sue — verb (I, T) to make a legal claim against someone, especially for an amount of money, because you have been harmed in some way: If the builders don t fulfil their side of the contract, we ll sue. | sue sb for libel/negligence/malpractice etc… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34sue */*/ — UK [suː] / UK [sjuː] / US [su] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sue : present tense I/you/we/they sue he/she/it sues present participle suing past tense sued past participle sued to make a legal claim against someone, usually to get… …

    English dictionary

  • 35sue — suer, n. /sooh/, v., sued, suing. v.t. 1. to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against: to sue someone for damages. 2. to woo or court. 3. Obs. to make petition or appeal to. v.i. 4. to institute legal proceedings, or bring …

    Universalium

  • 36sue — verb ADVERB ▪ successfully ▪ unsuccessfully ▪ promptly ▪ Hammond promptly sued Gray for libel. VERB + SUE ▪ be able …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 37SUE — I. SUE fil Supha. 1. Paral. c. 7. v. 36. II. SUE fil. Abrahae ex Cetura. Gen. c. 25. v. 2. III. SUE fil. Iahaddai. 1. Paral. c. 2. v. 49 …

    Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • 38sue — [13] Sue, like its close relative pursue, originally meant ‘follow’ (‘My wickednesses ever follow me, as men may see the shadow a body sue’, Thomas Hoccleve, Complaint 1421). It comes via Anglo Norman suer from Vulgar Latin *sequere ‘follow’, an… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 39sue — [[t]su͟ː[/t]] sues, suing, sued VERB If you sue someone, you start a legal case against them, usually in order to claim money from them because they have harmed you in some way. [V n for n] Mr Warren sued him for libel over the remarks... [V n… …

    English dictionary

  • 40sue — [[t]su[/t]] v. sued, su•ing 1) law to bring civil action against: to sue someone for damages[/ex] 2) to make petition or appeal to 3) archaic to woo or court 4) law to institute legal proceedings 5) to make petition or appeal: to sue for… …

    From formal English to slang