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sue

See also: Sue, sué, su'e, sü, and suë

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English seuen, sewen, siwen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman suer, siwer et al. and Old French sivre (“to follow after”) (modern French suivre), from Vulgar Latin *sequere (“to follow”), from Latin sequi. Cognate with Italian seguire and Spanish seguir. Doublet of segue. Related to suit.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /suː/, (conservative) /sjuː/, (chiefly Wales) /sɪu̯/
  • Audio (US); [sɨu̯]:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Homophones: Sioux, sou, Su, Sue

Verb

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sue (third-person singular simple present sues, present participle suing, simple past and past participle sued)

  1. (transitive) To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal action.
    sue someone for selling a faulty product
    I plan to sue you for everything you have.
    • 1897, Warren Bert Kimberly, “W. Horgan”, in History of West Australia:
      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.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
  3. (transitive, falconry, of a hawk) To clean (the beak, etc.).
  4. (transitive, nautical) To leave high and dry on shore.[1]
    to sue a ship
  5. (obsolete, transitive) To court.
  6. (obsolete, transitive) To follow.

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Derived terms

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English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sekʷ- (3 c, 0 e)

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References

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  1. ^ 1841, Richard Henry Dana Jr., The Seaman's Friend

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Ewe

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Adjective

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sue

  1. small

French

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sue

  1. inflection of suer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative
  2. feminine singular past participle of savoir

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Galician

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sue

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of suar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin suae.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsu.e/
  • Rhymes: -ue
  • Hyphenation: sù‧e

Adjective

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sue

  1. plural of sua

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Japanese

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Romanization

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sue

  1. Rōmaji transcription of すえ

Latin

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sue

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of suō

Noun

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sue

  1. ablative singular of sūs

Middle English

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Noun

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sue

  1. Alternative form of sowe

Portuguese

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  • Hyphenation: su‧e

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sue

  1. inflection of suar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Sardinian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Classical Latin sūs, suem, from Proto-Italic *sūs, derived from Proto-Indo-European *suH- (“pig, hog, swine”). Compare Nuorese sughe, Sassarese sua (dialectal sui).

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Noun

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sue f (plural sues) (Logudorese)

  1. sow (female pig)
    Synonyms: lòvia, tzotza

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References

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  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “súe”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

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Pronoun

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sue m (possessive, feminine soje)

  1. his
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