ALL meanings of sue
sue
S s - noun Technical meaning of sue The system language used to write an operating system for the IBM 360. It is a cross between Pascal and XPL. It allows type checked separate compilation of internal procedures using a program library. 1
- verb with object sue to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against: to sue someone for damages. 1
- verb with object sue to woo or court. 1
- verb with object sue Obsolete. to make petition or appeal to. 1
- verb without object sue to institute legal proceedings, or bring suit: She threatened to sue. 1
- verb without object sue to make petition or appeal: to sue for peace. 1
- verb without object sue to court a woman. 1
- noun sue Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist. 1
- noun sue a female given name, form of Susan, Susanna, Susannah. 1
- noun sue in court 1
- verb sue If you sue someone, you start a legal case against them, usually in order to claim money from them because they have harmed you in some way. 0
- verb sue to institute legal proceedings (against) 0
- verb sue to make suppliant requests of (someone for something) 0
- verb sue to pay court (to) 0
- noun sue Eugène (øʒɛn). original name Marie-Joseph Sue. 1804–57, French novelist, whose works, notably Les mystères de Paris (1842–43) and Le juif errant (1844–45), were among the first to reflect the impact of the industrial revolution on France 0
- verb transitive sue to appeal to; petition; beseech 0
- verb transitive sue to be a suitor of; woo 0
- verb transitive sue to petition (a court) for legal redress 0
- verb transitive sue to bring civil action against or prosecute in a court of law in seeking justice or redress of wrongs 0
- verb transitive sue to carry (an action) through to its final decision 0
- intransitive verb sue to make an appeal; petition; plead (for or to) 0
- intransitive verb sue to pay suit; woo 0
- intransitive verb sue to institute legal proceedings in court; bring suit 0