英语词汇“sue”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

suesue /su/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb [intransitive, transitive]

ETYMOLOGYsue

Origin: 1100-1200 Anglo-French suer to follow, make a legal claim to, from Vulgar Latin sequere

VERB TABLE

sue

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	sue
	he, she, it	sues
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	sued
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have sued
	he, she, it	has sued
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had sued
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will sue
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have sued

Continuous Form
Present	I	am suing
	he, she, it	is suing
	you, we, they	are suing
Past	I, he, she, it	was suing
	you, we, they	were suing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been suing
	he, she, it	has been suing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been suing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be suing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been suing

COLLOCATIONS► sue somebody for libel/negligence/malpractice etc.

Aaron is being sued for fraud.

► sue somebody for $100,000/damages/compensation etc.

Tonelli was sued for $40,000 by a former employee.

► sue for divorce

At the time, she didn’t want to sue for divorce (=in order to end a marriage).

1law to make a legal claim against someone, especially for money, because he or she has harmed you in some way: If the builders don’t fulfill their side of the contract, we’ll sue. The girl’s parents sued the school.sue somebody for libel/negligence/malpractice etc. Aaron is being sued for fraud.sue somebody for $100,000/damages/compensation etc. Tonelli was sued for $40,000 by a former employee. At the time, she didn’t want to sue for divorce (=in order to end a marriage).2sue for peace formal if a country or army sues for peace, they ask for peace, especially because there is no other good choice: They had hoped to force the North to sue for peace. [Origin: 1100–1200 Anglo-French suer to follow, make a legal claim to, from Vulgar Latin sequere]