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Meaning of "countersue" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTERSUE

countersue  [ˈkaʊntəˌsuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTERSUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Countersue is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb countersue in English.

WHAT DOES COUNTERSUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of countersue in the English dictionary

The definition of countersue in the dictionary is to sue in response or opposition to a preceding lawsuit.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COUNTERSUE

PRESENT

Present
I countersue
you countersue
he/she/it countersues
we countersue
you countersue
they countersue
Present continuous
I am countersuing
you are countersuing
he/she/it is countersuing
we are countersuing
you are countersuing
they are countersuing
Present perfect
I have countersued
you have countersued
he/she/it has countersued
we have countersued
you have countersued
they have countersued
Present perfect continuous
I have been countersuing
you have been countersuing
he/she/it has been countersuing
we have been countersuing
you have been countersuing
they have been countersuing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I countersued
you countersued
he/she/it countersued
we countersued
you countersued
they countersued
Past continuous
I was countersuing
you were countersuing
he/she/it was countersuing
we were countersuing
you were countersuing
they were countersuing
Past perfect
I had countersued
you had countersued
he/she/it had countersued
we had countersued
you had countersued
they had countersued
Past perfect continuous
I had been countersuing
you had been countersuing
he/she/it had been countersuing
we had been countersuing
you had been countersuing
they had been countersuing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will countersue
you will countersue
he/she/it will countersue
we will countersue
you will countersue
they will countersue
Future continuous
I will be countersuing
you will be countersuing
he/she/it will be countersuing
we will be countersuing
you will be countersuing
they will be countersuing
Future perfect
I will have countersued
you will have countersued
he/she/it will have countersued
we will have countersued
you will have countersued
they will have countersued
Future perfect continuous
I will have been countersuing
you will have been countersuing
he/she/it will have been countersuing
we will have been countersuing
you will have been countersuing
they will have been countersuing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would countersue
you would countersue
he/she/it would countersue
we would countersue
you would countersue
they would countersue
Conditional continuous
I would be countersuing
you would be countersuing
he/she/it would be countersuing
we would be countersuing
you would be countersuing
they would be countersuing
Conditional perfect
I would have countersue
you would have countersue
he/she/it would have countersue
we would have countersue
you would have countersue
they would have countersue
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been countersuing
you would have been countersuing
he/she/it would have been countersuing
we would have been countersuing
you would have been countersuing
they would have been countersuing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you countersue
we let´s countersue
you countersue
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to countersue
Past participle
countersued
Present Participle
countersuing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUNTERSUE


babassu
ˌbɑːbəˈsuː
Chuang-tzu
ˈtʃwæŋ ˈtsuː
Gansu
ˈɡænˈsuː
Hamamatsu
ˌhæməˈmætsuː
Hurstmonceux
ˈhɜːstmənˌsuː
Jiangsu
ˈdʒjæŋˈsuː
jujitsu
dʒuːˈdʒɪtsuː
Lao-tzu
ˈlaʊˈtsuː
lasso
læˈsuː
masu
ˈmɑːsuː
Matsu
mætˈsuː
ninjutsu
nɪnˈdʒʌtsuː
sault
suː
shiatsu
ˌʃiːˈætsuː
shih-tzu
ˈʃiːˈtsuː
Sioux
suː
sou
suː
susu
ˈsuːsuː
Takamatsu
ˌtækəˈmætsuː
tiramisu
ˌtiːrəmiːˈsuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNTERSUE

countershading
countershaft
countershot
countersign
countersignature
countersink
countersink bit
countersniper
counterspell
counterspies
counterspy
counterstain
counterstate
counterstep
counterstrategy
counterstream
counterstrike
countersubject
countersuit
countersunk

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNTERSUE

at issue
Big Issue
bonus issue
connective tissue
ensue
force the issue
hot issue
issue
Josue
lymphoid tissue
muscle tissue
new issue
pursue
reissue
repursue
scar tissue
soft tissue
standard issue
sue
tissue

Synonyms and antonyms of countersue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «countersue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUNTERSUE

Find out the translation of countersue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of countersue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «countersue» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反诉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

countersue
570 millions of speakers

English

countersue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

countersue
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

countersue
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

countersue
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contra-atacam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

countersue
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

countersue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Counter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

countersue
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

countersue
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

countersue
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Countersue
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

countersue
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

countersue
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काउंटरस्
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

countersue
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

riconvenzionale, contro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

countersue
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

countersue
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

countersue
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανταγωγή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

countersue
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

countersue
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

countersue
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of countersue

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERSUE»

The term «countersue» is normally little used and occupies the 147.767 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERSUE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «countersue» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «countersue» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about countersue

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTERSUE»

Discover the use of countersue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to countersue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ski
All this, understandably, has potential victims of lawsuits (ski areas included) wincing, and in some corners the "countersue 'em" backlash has already started. Ski Area Management, discussing successful coun- tersuits brought by Chicago ...
2
Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law: Answers to Your Most ...
If I'm sued in small claims court but the other party is really at fault, can I countersue? In some states, you can and must countersue if your claim is based on the same event or transaction that led to the lawsuit. If you don't, you risk losing the ...
Shae Irving, Editors of Nolo, 2013
3
Weekly World News
Outdoor. basketball. feud. moves. to. an. indoor. c. • . •. as. unneighborly. lawyers. stew,. sue. and. countersue! A multimillion-dollar war of silly lawsuits is cluttering up the courts in California as neighboring lawyers battle over a backyard ...
4
How to Win in Small Claims Court in New York: With Forms
COUNTERSUE. You have the right to file a counterclaim against the plaintiff so long as your counterclaim is for money only and does not exceed the dollar amount allowed in small claims actions which was $3,000 at the time this book was ...
James L. Rogers, Mark Warda, 1997
5
Two Envelopes
Since Dr. Johnson had made a similar statement about Mr. Lewis' daughter's abortion a year before in front of the congregation, there would be grounds for Lewis to countersue. However, the Family Planning Center could be held accountable ...
Alexander Jalso, 2004
6
Collected Fictions
Oh, wouldn't you like to know. I'm suing. Better watch it. Watch what? Suing somebody. Why should I worry about suing somebody? They could sue back. They could sue back? Countersue. Countersue for what? For suing. People can do that?
Gordon Lish, 2010
7
How Perfect Is That
Oh hell yes,” Trey answers with a ringing bellicosity that calls his renegade grandfather Uno to mind. “You do not mess with me and you do not mess with my people and y'all are now, officially, my people. We'll countersue the bastards back to ...
Sarah Bird, 2009
8
Winning Your Personal Injury Claim
One danger of filing a suit in small claims court is that the other side may hire a lawyer and countersue you for more than the limit in small claims court. Then you will have to hire a lawyer to defend you in a higher court. In a medical malpractice  ...
Evan K. Aidman, 2005
9
MBA Fundamentals Business Law
If Acme sues the Ballards to collect money due under the construction contract, the Ballards will certainly countersue Acme for overcharging without change orders and failing to meet the opening date. If the Ballards sue on the theory of breach ...
Ellen K. Curry, 2008
10
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins' Administrative Medical ...
Once the suit has been brought against the physician or patient and a settlement has been reached, the losing party may not countersue. If, for instance, the physician sues a patient for not paying bills and the court orders the patient to pay, the ...
Elizabeth A. Molle, Laura Southard Durham, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTERSUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term countersue is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Duhons countersue Capital Management Consultants, company …
Two of the people alleged to have stolen millions of dollars from Capital Management Consultants have filed a lawsuit against the company ... «KATC Lafayette News, Jul 15»
2
Oregon Declares War on the Christian Faith
Perhaps the Kleins can countersue the government of Oregon for 10 trillion dollars based on the emotional damages they have experienced, ... «Charisma News, Jul 15»
3
Oregon Declares War On Christian Faith
Perhaps the Kleins can countersue the government of Oregon for 10 trillion dollars based on the emotional damages they have experienced, ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»
4
Ari Taymor on Fame, Growth, and the Lawsuit that Could End Alma
Would you have to countersue to get your legal bills paid? Exactly. For us, should this progress all the way through trial and should we win, the ... «LA Weekly, Jul 15»
5
Rafizi, portal owner countersue Najib and Rosmah
Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli has filed a countersuit against Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor for maliciously ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jun 15»
6
Donald Sterling's lawyers want him to countersue formerly employed …
Attorneys for Donald Sterling want a judge to allow the former Clippers owner to countersue a woman who alleges she was subjected to sexual ... «Westside Today, Jun 15»
7
A&P's Late-Pay Feud With Supplier Heads To Court
In response to the allegations, A&P publicly denounced the lawsuit and vowed to countersue its supplier for breach of contract. In a statement ... «PYMNTS.com, Jun 15»
8
Jersey City grocery bag supplier says A&P owes it $3.7 million
A&P Wednesday disputed the charges, and said it plans to countersue Imperial Bag & Paper for breach of contract. A&P, which also operates ... «NorthJersey.com, Jun 15»
9
How the World Bank's 'Payday Loans' Are Increasing Dire Water …
Because governments can't countersue or appeal an adverse judgment, their taxpayers will foot the bill for the ruling, half of the Court's ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 15»
10
Birmingham City: The latest on Peter Pannu's case against BIHL
... his case referred to the High Court – and has yet to see his heard. “There has been no details as of yet of BIH wishing to countersue Pannu.”. «Birmingham Mail, Jun 15»

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