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SUE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
Synonyms:
Eugene Sue; Sue
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
II. (verb)
Verb forms
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
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)
