SUE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Eugene Sue; Sue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

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

Present simple: I / you / we / they sue ... he / she / it sues

Past simple: sued

Past participle: sued

-ing form: suing

Meaning:

Institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

Example:

She actioned the company for discrimination

Synonyms:

action; litigate; process; sue

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

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)