sue
[ soo ]
/ su /
verb (used with object), sued, su·ing.
to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against: to sue someone for damages.
to woo or court.
Obsolete.
to make petition or appeal to.
verb (used without object), sued, su·ing.
Verb Phrases
sue out,
to make application for or apply for and obtain (a writ or the like) from a court of law.
Origin of sue
1150–1200; Middle English
suen, siwen < Old French
sivre < Vulgar Latin
*sequere to follow, for Latin
sequī
OTHER WORDS FROM sue
su·er, noun un·sued, adjectiveWords nearby sue
Definition for sue (2 of 2)
Sue
[ soo; French sy ]
/ su; French sü /
noun
Example sentences from the Web for sue
British Dictionary definitions for sue (1 of 2)
sue
/ (sjuː, suː) /
verb sues, suing or sued
to institute legal proceedings (against)
to make suppliant requests of (someone for something)
archaic
to pay court (to)
Derived forms of sue
suer, nounWord Origin for sue
C13: via Anglo-Norman from Old French
sivre, from Latin
sequī to follow
British Dictionary definitions for sue (2 of 2)
Sue
/ (French sy) /
noun
Eugène (øʒɛn). original name Marie-Joseph Sue. 1804–57, French novelist, whose works, notably Les mystères de Paris (1842–43) and Le juif errant (1844–45), were among the first to reflect the impact of the industrial revolution on France