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suesue /su/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYsueOrigin: 1100-1200 Anglo-French suer to follow, make a legal claim to, from Vulgar Latin sequere VERB TABLEsue |
| Present | I, you, we, they | sue | | he, she, it | sues | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sued | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sued | | he, she, it | has sued | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sued | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sue | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sued |
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| Present | I | am suing | | he, she, it | is suing | | you, we, they | are suing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was suing | | you, we, they | were suing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been suing | | he, she, it | has been suing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been suing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be suing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been suing |
► sue somebody for libel/negligence/malpractice etc. Aaron is being sued for fraud. ► sue somebody for $100,000/damages/compensation etc. Tonelli was sued for $40,000 by a former employee. ► sue for divorce At the time, she didn’t want to sue for divorce (=in order to end a marriage). 1law to make a legal claim against someone, especially for money, because he or she has harmed you in some way: If the builders don’t fulfill their side of the contract, we’ll sue. The girl’s parents sued the school.sue somebody for libel/negligence/malpractice etc. Aaron is being sued for fraud.sue somebody for $100,000/damages/compensation etc. Tonelli was sued for $40,000 by a former employee. At the time, she didn’t want to sue for divorce (=in order to end a marriage).2sue for peace formal if a country or army sues for peace, they ask for peace, especially because there is no other good choice: They had hoped to force the North to sue for peace. [Origin: 1100–1200 Anglo-French suer to follow, make a legal claim to, from Vulgar Latin sequere] |