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Definitions for Sue

[1] to institute a process in law against; bring a civil action against: to sue someone for damages.
[2] to woo or court.
[3] Obsolete . to make petition or appeal to.
[4] to institute legal proceedings, or bring suit: She threatened to sue.
[5] to make petition or appeal: to sue for peace.
[6] to court a woman.
[7] sue out , to make application for or apply for and obtain (a writ or the like) from a court of law.
[8] Eu·gène [œ -zhen ] /œˈʒɛn/ , Marie Joseph Sue , 1804–57, French novelist.
[9] a female given name, form of Susan, Susanna, Susannah.
[10] to institute legal proceedings (against)
[11] to make suppliant requests of (someone for something)
[12] archaic to pay court (to)
[13] 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

Words related to Sue

prosecute, file, claim, charge, indict, accuse, plead, appeal, petition, beseech, litigate, contest, beg, summon, entreat, solicit, demand, supplicate

Words nearby Sue

sudoriparous, sudra, suds, sudser, sudsy, sue, suede, suent, suess, suet, suet pudding

Origin of Sue

1150–1200; Middle English suen, siwen < Old French sivre < Vulgar Latin *sequere to follow, for Latin sequī

Other words from Sue

su·er , noun
un·sued , adjective

Word origin for Sue

C13: via Anglo-Norman from Old French sivre, from Latin sequī to follow

Synonyms for Sue

accuse, appeal, charge, claim, file, indict, petition, plead, prosecute, beg, beseech, contest, demand, entreat, litigate, solicit, summon, supplicate, bring an action, claim damages, drag into court, enter a plea, file a claim, file suit, follow up, haul into court, have the law on, have up, institute legal proceedings, prefer charges against, pull up, put away, see in court, take out after, take to court