sue

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/sjuː/

verb 5name 1noun 1

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

successfully | unsuccessfully

VERB + SUE

be able to, be entitled to, have the right to | threaten to

PREP

for

The customer decided to sue the restaurant for food poisoning after becoming seriously ill.

over

My neighbor is planning to sue the construction company over the damage to her fence.

Definitions

verb

To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.

sue someone for selling a faulty product

I plan to sue you for everything you have.

To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.

The king of Bimsa sued for peace after Nynal's armies overran his territory; he knew any further resistance would only harm the common people.

To clean (the beak, etc.).

To leave high and dry on shore.

to sue a ship

To court.

name

A diminutive of the female given name Susan and of related female given names; popular as a middle name.

For the last decade at least, the trend seems to be that more untraditional names are being chosen over the Bobs, the Toms, the Sues and the Marys.

noun

Synonym of Mary Sue (“type of character in fiction”).

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — institute legal proceedings against

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

sue someone for selling a faulty product

Wiktionary

I plan to sue you for everything you have.

Wiktionary

He was sued by the late Geo. Walpole Leake for slander, and after two trials, occupying eight days, he was mulcted in heavy damages and costs.

Wiktionary

For the last decade at least, the trend seems to be that more untraditional names are being chosen over the Bobs, the Toms, the Sues and the Marys.

Wiktionary

If Sue is coming by air, she ought to arrive very soon.

Tatoeba · #31026

It was a terrible confusion; Sue slipped later in the water. They're all mad at you.

Tatoeba · #34701

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, sue is marked as obsolete, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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