man

man is on the Basic English 850 List.

male - man - manager

man is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

make - man - manage

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Man

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /mæn/
• SAMPA: /m{n/

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Noun

Singular man

Plural men

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

   He was a young man with blue eyes.

   Two men waited at the bus stop.

   The old man smiled at the child.

   Four men carried the heavy box upstairs.

2. (uncountable) Human beings of either sex; People.

   Man landed on the Moon in 1969.

   Early man painted pictures on cave walls.

   Has man changed the climate of the Earth?

   Do you think man will live on Mars one day?

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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

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