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# sue

verb (sue, sues, sued, suing); name (Sue, short for Susan)

«sue» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To sue someone is to go to a court of law to ask for money or justice because they harmed you or broke an agreement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sue/#m1)
2. Sue (with a capital S) is a girl's name, short for Susan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sue/#m2)
3. To sue for someone's hand is to ask for their permission to marry them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sue/#m3)

### In the lessons

Mostly in news and adult life: «The family sued the company». In social studies lessons about laws and courts, suing is a way people settle disagreements fairly using judges. As a name, Sue appears in many stories and books.

### Examples

- The man sued the shop because he slipped on a wet floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sue/#x1)
- They threatened to sue if the money was not paid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sue/#x2)
- A court decides who wins when someone sues. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sue/#x3)
- My aunt Sue is coming for tea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sue/#x4)
- The company was sued for selling unsafe toys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sue/#x5)
- You can't sue someone just because they were rude. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sue/#x6)
- Well, they got ready for the journey and set off to sue for the hand of the Princess Anna the Fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sue/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: «sued», but «suing» (drop the e). It is a legal word, mostly used by adults. As a name it needs a capital letter: «Sue». Pronounced «soo».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sue» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sue/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sue» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sue.html) on Mova free.