sue

  • 41sue — [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… …

    Word origins

  • 42sue — verb (sued; suing) Etymology: Middle English sewen, siuen to follow, strive for, petition, from Anglo French sivre, siure, Vulgar Latin *sequere, from Latin sequi to follow; akin to Greek hepesthai to follow, Sanskrit sacate he accompanies Date:… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 43Sue — biographical name Eugène 1804 1857 originally Marie Joseph Sue French novelist …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 44Sue — /sooh/; Fr. /syuu/, n. 1. Eugène /ue zhen /, (Marie Joseph Sue), 1804 57, French novelist. 2. a female given name, form of Susan, Susanna, Susannah. * * * …

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  • 45sue — Synonyms and related words: address, angle for, apply to, beau, bid for, bring action against, bring into court, bring suit, bring to justice, bring to trial, call on, call upon, canvass, chase, circulate a petition, court, drag into court,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 46sue — 01. She was hit by a drunk driver, and seriously injured, so she [sued] the guy for over $25,000. 02. Some lady in the U.S. [sued] MacDonald s for thousands of dollars after she burnt herself with her coffee because she said their coffee was too… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 47Sue —    Voir Sue perdue dans Manhattan …

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  • 48Sue — /sy/ (say sooh), /su/ (say sooh) noun Eugène /ɜˈʒɛn/ (say er zhen) (Marie Joseph Sue), 1804–57, French novelist …

  • 49sue —   Ho opi i.     Sue for damages, koi pohō …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 50sue me — idiom. retort said to reject or dismiss somebody s statement. You say you don t like it? So sue me …

    English slang