sean

BrE /siːən/ AmE /siːən/

verb en → es

1 SUBJUNCTIVE [subjunctive] B2

used in the third-person plural subjunctive form of 'to be' (they are)

sean

  • that + clause

Collocations que sean · para que sean

  • I hope that they are here.

    Espero que sean aquí.

2 CONDITIONAL [conditional] B1

used in the third-person plural conditional form of 'to be' (they would be)

serían

  • if + clause

Collocations si fueran · como si fueran

  • If they were here, we could start.

    Si estuvieran aquí, podríamos empezar.