sue

verbA1

Định nghĩa theo từ loại

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

sues

V_ing/Gerund

suing

V_ed/pp

sued

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.
Đồng nghĩa: implead
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)(transitive, falconry, of a hawk) To clean (the beak, etc.).
4.
(transitive)(transitive, nautical) To leave high and dry on shore.
to sue a ship
5.
(obsolete, transitive)To court.
6.
(obsolete, transitive)To follow.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

implead

Cùng gốc / liên quan

countersueresue suabilitysueableunsuedsue for peacesue mesue one's liverysue outnonsuingsuinglyfig-sue

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English seuen, sewen, siwen, borrowed from suer, siwer et al. and Old French sivre (to follow after) (modern suivre), from *sequere (to follow), from Latin sequi. Cognate with seguire and seguir. segue. Related to suit.