SUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sue mean? 

• SUE (noun)
  The noun SUE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SUE used as a noun is very rare.

• SUE (verb)
  The verb SUE has 1 sense:

1. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

  Familiarity information: SUE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Eugene Sue; Sue

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

• SUE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they sue    ... he / she / it sues   
Past simple: sued   
Past participle: sued   
-ing form: suing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

action; litigate; process; sue

Context example:

She actioned the company for discrimination

Hypernyms (to "sue" is one way to...):

challenge (issue a challenge to)

Verb group:

litigate (engage in legal proceedings)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sue"):

expedite (process fast and efficiently)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They sue to move

Derivation:

suer (someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right)

suit (a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy)

 Context examples 

No: whatever might have been the general's crimes, he had certainly too much wit to let them sue for detection.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

He was able to introduce some improvement occasionally, though by no means to the extent he wished; he absolutely would not walk away from them; and at any crossing or any crowd, when Mr. Price was only calling out, Come, girls; come, Fan; come, Sue, take care of yourselves; keep a sharp lookout! he would give them his particular attendance.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

An organization formed with state governmental approval to act as an artificial person to carry on business (or other activities), which can sue or be sued, and (unless it is non-profit) can issue shares of stock to raise funds with which to start a business or increase its cap

(Corporation, NCI Thesaurus)

That, whereas certain ambassadors arrived from the Court of Blefuscu, to sue for peace in his majesty’s court, he, the said Flestrin, did, like a false traitor, aid, abet, comfort, and divert, the said ambassadors, although he knew them to be servants to a prince who was lately an open enemy to his imperial majesty, and in an open war against his said majesty.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)