Man - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |mæn|  American pronunciation of the word man
Brit.  |mæn|  British pronunciation of the word man

noun

- an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
- someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force (syn: serviceman)
- the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
it was every man for himself
- any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage (syn: homo, human)
- a male subordinate
he awaited word from his man in Havana
- an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
the army will make a man of you
- a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer (syn: gentleman, valet)
Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man
- a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
she takes good care of her man
- one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
- game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games (syn: piece)
- all of the living human inhabitants of the earth (syn: humanity, humankind, mankind, world)
she always used 'humankind' because 'mankind' seemed to slight the women

verb

- take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning
- provide with workers
We cannot man all the desks
Students were manning the booths

Extra examples

He was a shy boy, but he grew to be a strong and confident man.

He's a grown man now.

The movie is popular with men and women.

Don't cry, little boy: be a man!

Are you man enough to meet the challenge?

He stocked shelves while I manned the cash register.

We'll need someone to man the phones this evening.

No one was manning the front desk.

The average man is taller than the average woman.

The minister pronounced them man and wife.

Hire a man to take care of the garden.

He was a vanilla ice-cream man.

When I heard the siren, I knew it was the Man.

The crew was ordered to man the lifeboats.

This young hawk will soon be "manned".

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: man
he/she/it: mans
present participle: manning
past tense: manned
past participle: manned
noun
singular: man
plural: men
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