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# seb

noun (Seb — a name); abbreviation (SEB — rare)

«seb» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a name) Seb is a short form of the boy's name Sebastian. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seb/#m1)
2. Not an ordinary English word in lower case; as letters it can be an abbreviation used by organisations. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seb/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and school lists, «Seb» is a friendly nickname for Sebastian. Nothing else common.

### Examples

- Seb is my best friend in Year 5. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seb/#x1)
- Sebastian likes to be called Seb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seb/#x2)
- «Pass the ball, Seb!» shouted the coach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seb/#x3)
- Seb's birthday party is on Saturday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seb/#x4)

### Note

A name: write it with a capital S. Pronounced like the start of «Sebastian». It is not an English word on its own.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «seb» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seb/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«seb» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/seb.html) on Mova free.