Meaning

6 senses
  1. (transitive)To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.

    sue someone for selling a faulty product

    I plan to sue you for everything you have.

    verklagen, klagen

    подава́ть в судpodavátʹ v sud, предъявля́ть искpredʺjavljátʹ isk, суди́тьсяsudítʹsja

    institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

  2. (ambitransitive)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.

  3. (transitive)To clean (the beak, etc.).

  4. (transitive)To leave high and dry on shore.

    to sue a ship

  5. (obsolete, transitive)To court.

  6. (obsolete, transitive)To follow.

Examples

244 sentences
  1. I convinced Tom not to sue you.

    Я переконав Тома не подавати на тебе в суд.

    deIch habe Tom überredet, dich nicht zu verklagen.

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  2. I should sue Tom.

    Мені слід подати позов на Тома.

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  3. Did you sue Tom?

    Ти подав на Тома в суд?

    ruТы подал на Тома в суд?

    deHast du Tom verklagt?

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  4. Tom won't sue you.

    Том не подасть на тебе в суд.

    ruТом не будет подавать на тебя в суд.

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  5. I'm worried that I might get sued.

    Мене турбує те, що на мене можуть подати в суд.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to file a legal action:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to file a legal action:

Origin

From Middle English seuen, sewen, siwen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman suer, siwer et al. and

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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Forms

sues, suing, sued, sued
Base formsue · to sue
3rd person singularsues
Present participlesuing
Past simplesued
Past participlesued

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysue
he, she, itsues

Past simpleLesson

all personssued

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave sued
he, she, ithas sued

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sue

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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