sue
To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.
Verb 4 meanings
To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.
“sue someone for selling a faulty product”
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”
Etymology
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.
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SUE at a glance
SUE has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (S 1 + U 1 + E 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,896 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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