sean — meaning in English

English meaning

• deny verb To state that something is not true.
• disown verb To refuse to acknowledge someone, especially a family member, as belonging to you anymore.
• john noun Informal US term for a toilet.
• old adj Having existed for a long time; not new or young.

Senses

sean is used for these senses in English:

• John A en given name; very popular since the Middle Ages.
• John (biblical) Persons of the Christian Bible: John the Baptist; and names possibly referring to one, two or three persons, frequently called "Saint": John the Apostle, John the Evangelist and John of Patmos (also called John the Divine or John the Theologian).
• deny (transitive) To assert that something is not true.
• disown (transitive) To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.
• old Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
• old Former, previous.

deny — full definition

1. verb To state that something is not true.
2. verb To refuse to give someone something they want or ask for.

disown — full definition

1. verb To refuse to acknowledge someone, especially a family member, as belonging to you anymore.
2. verb To deny any connection with or responsibility for something.

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