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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  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.
       
          ["The System Language for Project Sue", B.L. Clark e al,
          SIGPLAN Notices 6(9):79-88 (Oct 1971)].
       
          (1994-12-01)
       
       

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Sue \Sue\, v. i.
     1. To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to
        entreat; to plead.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              By adverse destiny constrained to sue
              For counsel and redress, he sues to you. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              C[ae]sar came to Rome to sue for the double honor of
              a triumph and the consulship.         --C.
                                                    Middleton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The Indians were defeated and sued for peace.
                                                    --Jefferson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Law) To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for
        something) in law; as, to sue for damages.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To woo; to pay addresses as a lover. --Massinger.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Naut.) To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship.
        --R. H. Dana, Jr.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Sue \Sue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sued; p. pr. & vb. n. Suing.]
     [OE. suen, sewen, siwen, OF. sivre (pres.ind. 3d sing. il
     siut, suit, he follows, nous sevons we follow), LL. sequere,
     for L. sequi, secutus; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. sac to accompany,
     and probably to E. see, v.t. See See, v. t., and cf.
     Consequence, Ensue, Execute, Obsequious, Pursue,
     Second, Sect in religion, Sequence, Suit.]
     1. To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win;
        to woo.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              For yet there was no man that haddle him sued.
                                                    --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I was beloved of many a gentle knight,
              And sued and sought with all the service due.
                                                    --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me.   --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Law)
        (a) To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to
            institute process in law against; to bring an action
            against; to prosecute judicially.
        (b) To proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its
            proper termination; to gain by legal process.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Falconry) To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Naut.) To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship.
        --R. H. Dana, Jr.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To sue out (Law), to petition for and take out, or to apply
        for and obtain; as, to sue out a writ in chancery; to sue
        out a pardon for a criminal.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Sue \Sue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sued; p. pr. & vb. n. Suing.]
     [OE. suen, sewen, siwen, OF. sivre (pres.ind. 3d sing. il
     siut, suit, he follows, nous sevons we follow), LL. sequere,
     for L. sequi, secutus; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. sac to accompany,
     and probably to E. see, v.t. See See, v. t., and cf.
     Consequence, Ensue, Execute, Obsequious, Pursue,
     Second, Sect in religion, Sequence, Suit.]
     1. To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win;
        to woo.
  
              For yet there was no man that haddle him sued.
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
              I was beloved of many a gentle knight, And sued and
              sought with all the service due.      --Spenser.
  
              Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me.   --Tennyson.
  
     2. (Law)
        (a) To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to
            institute process in law against; to bring an action
            against; to prosecute judicially.
        (b) To proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its
            proper termination; to gain by legal process.
  
     3. (Falconry) To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.
  
     4. (Naut.) To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship.
        --R. H. Dana, Jr.
  
     To sue out (Law), to petition for and take out, or to apply
        for and obtain; as, to sue out a writ in chancery; to sue
        out a pardon for a criminal.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Sue \Sue\, v. i.
     1. To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to
        entreat; to plead.
  
              By adverse destiny constrained to sue For counsel
              and redress, he sues to you.          --Pope.
  
              C[ae]sar came to Rome to sue for the double honor of
              a triumph and the consulship.         --C.
                                                    Middleton.
  
              The Indians were defeated and sued for peace.
                                                    --Jefferson.
  
     2. (Law) To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for
        something) in law; as, to sue for damages.
  
     3. To woo; to pay addresses as a lover. --Massinger.
  
     4. (Naut.) To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship.
        --R. H. Dana, Jr.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  Sue
       n : French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city
           life (1804-1857) [syn: Eugene Sue]
       v : institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against;
           "He was warned that the district attorney would process
           him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" [syn:
            action, litigate, process]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sue
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 μηνύω, κάνω μήνυση ή αγωγή εναντίον κάποιου (συνήθως όχι για
  ποινικά αδικήματα)
     2 κάνω έκκληση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sue
     French vb.
     1 (inflection of fr suer  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     2 (inflection of fr savoir  f s past part)
     Italian a.
     (plural of it sua)
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la sūs  abl s)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la suō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: suar)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To file a legal action against someone,
  generally a non-criminal action.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To seek by request; to make application; to
  petition; to entreat; to plead.
     3 (lb en transitive falconry of a hawk) To clean (the beak, etc.).
     4 (lb en transitive nautical) To leave high and dry on
  shore<ref>'''1841''', (w: Richard Henry Dana Jr.), ''The Seaman's
  Friend''</ref>.
     5 (lb en obsolete transitive) To court.
     6 (lb en obsolete transitive) To follow.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Sue
     n.
     (lb en informal) A Mary Sue (type of character in fiction).
     n.
     (given name en female dim=Susan) (n-g: and of related female given
  names; popular as a middle name.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  sue
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To file a legal action against someone,
  generally a non-criminal action.
     2 (lb en ambitransitive) To seek by request; to make application; to
  petition; to entreat; to plead.
     3 (lb en transitive falconry of a hawk) To clean (the beak, etc.).
     4 (lb en transitive nautical) To leave high and dry on
  shore<ref>'''1841''', (w: Richard Henry Dana Jr.), ''The Seaman's
  Friend''</ref>.
     5 (lb en obsolete transitive) To court.
     6 (lb en obsolete transitive) To follow.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Sue
     n.
     (lb en informal) A Mary Sue (type of character in fiction).
     n.
     (given name en female dim=Susan) (n-g: and of related female given
  names; popular as a middle name.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  sue
     Italian a.
     (plural of it sua)
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la sūs  abl s)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la suō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: suar)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Sue
     n.
     (lb en informal) A Mary Sue (type of character in fiction).
     n.
     (given name en female dim=Susan) (n-g: and of related female given
  names; popular as a middle name.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  sue
     Italian a.
     (plural of it sua)
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la sūs  abl s)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la suō  2 s pres actv impr)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: suar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Sue
     n.
     (lb en informal) A Mary Sue (type of character in fiction).
     n.
     (given name en female dim=Susan) (n-g: and of related female given
  names; popular as a middle name.)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sue
     Italia pron.
     (pospron: k=it) (taivm-teksti: monikon feminiinimuoto sanasta) '''(l
  it suo)'''; hänen ... -nsa/-nsä
     Latina vb.
     (la-v-taivm 3 s u e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sue
     Engelska vb.
     (tagg juridik språk=en) stämma, åtala

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  schwerwiegendes unerwünschtes Ereignis /ʃvˈeːɾviːɡəndəs ˈʊnɛɾvˌynʃtəs ɛɾˈaɪɡnɪs/ (SUE /zˈyː/) 
   [med.]  [pharm.] serious adverse event SAE,  /zˈɛː/

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Sue /sˈuː/
  سو

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  sue //suː// 
  завеждам дело
  to file a legal action

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  sue /sˈuː/ 
   [práv] podat žalobu

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  sue /sˈuː/
  žalovat

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  sue /sˈuː/ 
  bitten 
        "sue for peace"  - um Frieden bitten

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  sue /sˈuː/ 
  klagen, prozessieren  [jur.]
        "sue for divorce"  - die Scheidung einreichen, auf Scheidung klagen
        "sue for a divorce"  - die Scheidung einreichen, auf Scheidung klagen
        "If they don't fulfil their side of the contract, we'll sue."  - Wenn sie ihren Teil des Vertrags nicht erfüllen, werden wir klagen.
   see: suing, sued
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  sue /sˈuː/
  
  μηνύω, ενάγω, εγκαλώ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  sue //suː// 
  haastaa oikeuteen, nostaa kanne
  to file a legal action

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  sue /sˈuː/ 
  1. किसी पर मुकदमा कायम करना
        "She's suing for a divorse."
  2. किसी से निवेदन
        "She's suing for a peace."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  sue /sˈuː/
  moliti, parničiti se, tužiti

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  sue //suː// 
  menuntut
  to file a legal action

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  Sue /sˈuː/ 
  スー
  diminutive of female given name

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  sue //suː// 
  訴える
  to file a legal action

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  sue /suː/
  1. een proces aanspannen tegen, een vervolging instellen tegen
  2. procederen
  3. aanspreken, procederen tegen

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  sue /sju:/ 
    skarżyć do sądu (for sth - za coś) , dochodzić sądownie

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  sue /suː/
  acionar, processar

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  sue /suː/
  ponerpleitoa

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  sue //suː// 
  stämma, lagföra
  to file a legal action

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  sue /sˈuː/
  1. (huk.) dava açmak
  2. talep etmek, istemek
  3. yalvarmak, rica etmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsu/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  53 Moby Thesaurus words for "sue":
     address, angle for, apply to, beau, bid for, bring action against,
     bring into court, bring suit, bring to justice, bring to trial,
     call on, call upon, canvass, chase, circulate a petition, court,
     drag into court, esquire, fish for, follow, go into litigation,
     go to law, implead, law, lay siege to, litigate, look for,
     make suit to, memorialize, pay attention to, pay court to,
     petition, pop the question, pray, prefer a petition, prosecute,
     prosecute at law, pursue, put in suit, put on trial, seek,
     seek in law, seek justice, serenade, sign a petition, solicit,
     spark, squire, sue for, swain, sweetheart, take to court, woo
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 苏;
  v. 控告,请愿;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 控告,请愿
     vi. 提出诉讼,提出请求

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