"litigate" meaning in All languages combined

See litigate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-litigate.wav Forms: litigates [present, singular, third-person], litigating [participle, present], litigated [participle, past], litigated [past]
Etymology: From Latin lītigāre; which, in its turn, stems from lītem (“a quarrel”) + agō (“do, practice”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|lītigō|lītigāre}} Latin lītigāre Head templates: {{en-verb}} litigate (third-person singular simple present litigates, present participle litigating, simple past and past participle litigated)
  1. (intransitive, construed with on) To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Law Translations (to go to law): съдя се (sǎdja se) (Bulgarian), litigar (Catalan), procederen (Dutch), voor de rechter dagen (Dutch), käräjöidä [with-elative] (Finnish), käydä oikeutta [with-elative] (Finnish), prozessieren (German), lītigō (Latin), hāmene (Maori), procesować się [imperfective] (Polish), sądzić się [imperfective] (Polish), litigar (Portuguese), суди́ться (sudítʹsja) (Russian), litigar (Spanish), kiện tụng (Vietnamese), kiện cáo (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-litigate-en-verb-WBTIALav Disambiguation of Law: 58 42 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 10 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 81 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 81 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 65 19 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 81 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 75 14 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 73 15 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 81 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 74 14 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 85 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 73 15 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 69 17 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 81 11 8 Disambiguation of 'to go to law': 96 4 0
  2. (transitive) To contest in law. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-litigate-en-verb-XwBSuTfI
  3. (transitive, transferred sense) To dispute; to fight over. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-litigate-en-verb-7rQFXMVt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: litigable, litigation

Verb [Ido]

IPA: /litiˈɡate/
Head templates: {{head|io|participle|cat2=adverbial participles}} litigate, {{io-part|adv}} litigate
  1. adverbial present passive participle of litigar Tags: adverbial, form-of, participle, passive, present Form of: litigar
    Sense id: en-litigate-io-verb-ZGMAg5qZ Categories (other): Ido entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|noun form|g=f-p}} litigate f pl
  1. plural of litigata Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: litigata
    Sense id: en-litigate-it-noun-MA20GGds
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} litigate
  1. inflection of litigare:
    second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: form-of, indicative, plural, present, second-person, subjunctive Form of: litigare
    Sense id: en-litigate-it-verb-DOdyuba- Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 23 5 4 2 48 12 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 4 3 1 62 9 4 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 3 67 25 5
  2. inflection of litigare:
    second-person plural imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, plural, second-person Form of: litigare
    Sense id: en-litigate-it-verb-Pz789kRQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|past participle form|g=f-p}} litigate f pl
  1. feminine plural of litigato Tags: feminine, form-of, participle, plural Form of: litigato
    Sense id: en-litigate-it-verb-7-6Bk1Zv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb [Latin]

IPA: /liː.tiˈɡaː.te/ [Classical-Latin], [lʲiːt̪ɪˈɡäːt̪ɛ] [Classical-Latin], /li.tiˈɡa.te/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [lit̪iˈɡäːt̪e] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: lītigāte [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|participle form|head=lītigāte}} lītigāte
  1. vocative masculine singular of lītigātus Tags: form-of, masculine, participle, singular, vocative Form of: lītigātus
    Sense id: en-litigate-la-verb-xIikiKZO Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} litigate
  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of litigar combined with te Tags: form-of, imperative, object-second-person, object-singular, second-person, singular, with-voseo Form of: litigar
    Sense id: en-litigate-es-verb-BkCgC4Mu Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1988, “Don't Worry, Be Happy”, in Bobby McFerrin (lyrics), Simple Pleasures, performed by Bobby McFerrin:",
          "text": "Ain't got no place to lay your head / Somebody came and took your bed / Don't worry, be happy / The landlord say your rent is late / He may have to litigate",
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        "To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit."
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      "roman": "sǎdja se",
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      "sense": "to go to law",
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      "word": "суди́ться"
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "to go to law",
      "word": "kiện tụng"
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "to go to law",
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      "ipa": "/li.tiˈɡa.te/",
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