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brought suit

brought suit is the simple past and past participle of bring suit.

Meaning of bring suit

Verb

bring suit (third-person singular simple present brings suit, present participle bringing suit, simple past and past participle brought suit)

  1. To initiate a legal proceeding; to sue.

Questions about brought suit

What is brought suit the simple past and past participle of?
Brought suit is the simple past and past participle of bring suit.

Words near brought suit in the dictionary

  1. brought out of the woodwork
  2. brought over
  3. brought owls to Athens
  4. brought round
  5. brought sand to the beach
  6. brought suit
  7. brought the curtain down
  8. brought the house down
  9. brought the wood
  10. brought through
  11. brought to

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