sue
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verb \ˈsü\suedsu·ing
Definition of SUE
transitive verb
1
obsolete : to make petition to or for
2
archaic : to pay court or suit to : woo
3
a : to seek justice or right from (a person) by legal process; specifically : to bring an action against b : to proceed with and follow up (a legal action) to proper termination
intransitive verb
1
: to make a request or application : plead —usually used with for or to <sue for peace>
2
: to pay court : woo <he loved…but sued in vain — William Wordsworth>
3
: to take legal proceedings in court
— su·er noun
See Examples of SUE
- Some people sue over the most minor things.
- People injured in accidents caused by the defective tire have threatened to sue.
- They've threatened to sue the company.
- He is suing the doctor who performed the unnecessary surgery.
Origin of SUE
Middle English sewen, siuen to follow, strive for, petition, from Anglo-French sivre, siure, from Vulgar Latin *sequere, from Latin sequi to follow; akin to Greek hepesthai to follow, Sanskrit sacate he accompanies
First Known Use: 14th century
Rhymes with SUE
blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo
Sue
biographical name \ˈsü, ˈsue\Definition of SUE
Eugène 1804–1857 originally Marie-Joseph Sue Fr. nov.
Rhymes with SUE
blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo
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