Eugene sue


[soo; French sy] /su; French sü/

noun
1.
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
2.
a female given name, form of , , .
/sjuː; suː/
verb sues, suing, sued
1.
to institute legal proceedings (against)
2.
to make suppliant requests of (someone for something)
3.
(archaic) to pay court (to)
/French sy/
noun
1.
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
v.

c.1200, “continue, persevere,” from Anglo-French suer “follow after, continue,” from Old French sivre, later suivre “pursue, follow after,” from Vulgar Latin *sequere “follow,” from Latin sequi “follow” (see sequel). Sense of “start a lawsuit against” first recorded c.1300, on notion of “following up” a matter in court. Sometimes short for ensue or pursue. Related: Sued; suing.

fem. proper name, a shortened or familiar form of Susan.

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