sue

sue

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

Examples of SUE

1. Some people sue over the most minor things.
2. People injured in accidents caused by the defective tire have threatened to sue.
3. They've threatened to sue the company.
4. 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