man

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /mæn/
• SAMPA: /m{n/

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Noun

Singular man

Plural men

A man's figure

1. (countable) A man is a male human.

   He was a young man with blue eyes.

2. (comparable) A human being of either sex; a person.

   God cares for all races and all man

   God made man in his own image

   Scientists and biologists think that man and animals evolved over the years, and that man evolved from a "human" species such as "homo erectus" or "neanderthals" and that man first stood up, millions of years ago, but this isn't true

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Synonyms

• guy

Antonyms

• woman

Interjection

Interjection man

1. You use man to show your surprise or disappointment.

   Oh man, I wanted to do the dishes!

Verb

Plain form man

Third-person singular mans

Past tense manned

Past participle manned

Present participle manning

1. (transitive) If something is manned, it has people to look after it.

   The ship was manned with a small crew.

2. (transitive) If you man something, you take up position to operate it.

   Man the machine guns!

Derived words

• mankind
• manmade
• mannish
• manly
• unmanned
• woman

Related words

• boy
• male
• brother
• father
• gender
• husband
• son