sean — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

Dated form of seine.

verb

1

Dated form of seine.

Seaning is conducted on a large scale at St. Ives for the capture of pilchards[…]

name

1

A male given name from Irish.

They sit by the fire smoking and talking about names. Mam says she likes the names Kevin and Sean but Bridey says, Ah no, there's too many of them in Limerick. Jesus, Angela, if you stuck your head out of the door and called, Kevin or Sean, come in for your tea, you'd have half o' Limerick running to your door.

In some ways, it’s a pragmatic practice: Fox anchors such as Sean Hannity and, at one point, Tucker Carlson routinely attack Milley – and during the Trump years, there was also a reasonable expectation that the president would be talking to the hosts of those shows.

Collocations

5

ADJ.

big, big, entire, teenage, tight

I need to stop here because "sean" is a proper name (Irish/Scottish), not an adjective in English. The pattern "ADJ" and collocates like "big," "entire," "tight" don't match any standard adjective definition of "sean." If this

VERB + SEAN

anchors, don't, know, like, looks, names, reminds, sleep

I don't know what Sean does for a living, but he seems really smart.

SEAN + NOUN

bridey, combs, conner, connery, diddy, hannity, trick-or-treaters

Sean Connery was one of the greatest actors in cinema history.

PREP.

between, with

There was a clear sean between the old and new sections of the building.

ADV.

alongside, such

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

Seaning is conducted on a large scale at St. Ives for the capture of pilchards[…]

Wiktionary

02

They sit by the fire smoking and talking about names. Mam says she likes the names Kevin and Sean but Bridey says, Ah no, there's too many of them in Limerick. Jesus, Angela, if you stuck your head ou

Wiktionary

03

In some ways, it’s a pragmatic practice: Fox anchors such as Sean Hannity and, at one point, Tucker Carlson routinely attack Milley – and during the Trump years, there was also a reasonable expectatio

Wiktionary

04

Jay-Z is doubling down on his denial that he ever raped a teenage girl alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs, saying that newly revealed inconsistencies in her story prove that her account is not credible.

Wiktionary

05

Sleep tight, Sean.

Tatoeba · #62997

06

The resemblance between Sean and Conner is striking!

Tatoeba · #327049

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, sean is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.