Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to countersue
Participle: countersued
Gerund: countersuing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | countersue |
| you | countersue |
| he;she;it | countersues |
| we | countersue |
| you | countersue |
| they | countersue |
Perfect
| I | have countersued |
| you | have countersued |
| he;she;it | has countersued |
| we | have countersued |
| you | have countersued |
| they | have countersued |
Past
| I | countersued |
| you | countersued |
| he;she;it | countersued |
| we | countersued |
| you | countersued |
| they | countersued |
Pluperfect
| I | had countersued |
| you | had countersued |
| he;she;it | had countersued |
| we | had countersued |
| you | had countersued |
| they | had countersued |
Future
| I | will countersue |
| you | will countersue |
| he;she;it | will countersue |
| we | will countersue |
| you | will countersue |
| they | will countersue |
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 |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | countersue |
| you | countersue |
| he;she;it | countersue |
| we | countersue |
| you | countersue |
| they | countersue |
Perfect
| I | have countersued |
| you | have countersued |
| he;she;it | have countersued |
| we | have countersued |
| you | have countersued |
| they | have countersued |
Imperfect
| I | countersued |
| you | countersued |
| he;she;it | countersued |
| we | countersued |
| you | countersued |
| they | countersued |
Pluperfect
| I | had countersued |
| you | had countersued |
| he;she;it | had countersued |
| we | had countersued |
| you | had countersued |
| they | had countersued |
Conditional
Present
| I | would countersue |
| you | would countersue |
| he;she;it | would countersue |
| we | would countersue |
| you | would countersue |
| they | would countersue |
Perfect
| I | would have countersued |
| you | would have countersued |
| he;she;it | would have countersued |
| we | would have countersued |
| you | would have countersued |
| they | would have countersued |
Imperative
| you | countersue |
| we | Let's countersue |
| you | countersue |
Verbs conjugated like 'countersue'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'countersue'
counterdye,
countermure,
converse,
counter,
counteract,
counterargue,
counterarm,
counterbid,
counterbore,
counterbuff,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
3. Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
4. Proto-Italic *kom
5. Proto-Italic *kom-
6. Proto-Indo-European *-teros
7. Proto-Italic *-teros
8. Proto-Italic *komterosder.
9. Proto-Italic *komterād
10. Latin contrāder.
11. Old French contre-
12. Anglo-Norman countre-bor.
13. Middle English counter-
14. English counter-
15. English sue
16. English countersue
17. From counter- + sue.
Sample Sentences
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Forrest later attacked Willis in New York, knocking him to the ground; lawsuits proliferated as Willis sued Forrest for assault, and Forrest countersued for libel. [2014, Eric L. Haralson, Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century, page 497:]