sue

[sue]

French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804 1857)

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To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win; to woo.

Noun
French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)

Verb
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"

v. t.
To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win; to woo.

v. t.
To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to prosecute judicially.

v. t.
To proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its proper termination; to gain by legal process.

v. t.
To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.

v. t.
To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship.

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

v. i.
To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for something) in law; as, to sue for damages.

v. i.
To woo; to pay addresses as a lover.

v. i.
To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship.

Sue

Sue , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sued ; p. pr. & vb. n. Suing .] [OE. suen, sewen, siwen, OF. sivre (pres.ind. 3d sing. il siut, suit, he follows, nous sevons we follow), LL. sequere, for L. sequi, secutus; akin to Gr. , Skr. sac to accompany, and probably to E. see, v.t. See See, v. t., and cf. Consequence, Ensue, Execute, Obsequious, Pursue, Second, Sect in religion, Sequence, Suit.] 1. To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win; to woo.
For yet there was no man that haddle him sued.
I was beloved of many a gentle knight, And sued and sought with all the service due.
Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me.
2. (Law) (a) To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to prosecute judicially. (b) To proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its proper termination; to gain by legal process. 3. (Falconry) To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk. 4. (Naut.) To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship. R. H. Dana, Jr. To sue out (Law), to petition for and take out, or to apply for and obtain; as, to sue out a writ in chancery; to sue out a pardon for a criminal.

Sue

Sue , v. i. 1. To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
By adverse destiny constrained to sue For counsel and redress, he sues to you.
C'91sar came to Rome to sue for the double honor of a triumph and the consulship.
The Indians were defeated and sued for peace.
2. (Law) To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for something) in law; as, to sue for damages. 3. To woo; to pay addresses as a lover. Massinger. 4. (Naut.) To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship. R. H. Dana, Jr.

To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win; to woo.

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

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Usage Examples

Wart hogs should sue for libel. It is a terrible name and they are fine fellows and devoted family men and it is rare to see one by himself the little woman and the kiddies are usually close at hand.

I'm looking for backing for an unauthorized auto-biography that I am writing. Hopefully, this will sell in such huge numbers that I will be able to sue myself for an extraordinary amount of money and finance the film version in which I will play everybody.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I'm not itching to sue Amazon or Wal-Mart... they sell a lot of books. But the future is very uncertain with books.

Things aren't right. If a burglar breaks into your home and you shoot him, he can sue you. For what, restraint of trade?

It costs a lot to sue a magazine, and it's too bad that we don't have a system where the losing team has to pay the winning team's lawyers.