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noun
- 1. an adult male human being: "a tall man with a beard entered the restaurant" Similar
- 2. a human being of either sex; a person: "God cares for all men" Similar
verb
- 1. (of personnel) work at, run, or operate (a place or piece of equipment) or defend (a fortification): "the helpline is manned by trained staff" Similar
- 2. fortify the spirits or courage of: archaic "he manned himself with dauntless air"
exclamation
- 1. used, irrespective of the sex of the person addressed, to express surprise, admiration, delight, etc., or for emphasis: informal North American "wow, like cosmic, man"
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MAN definition: 1. an adult male human being: 2. an adult who lives and identifies as male though they may have…. Learn more.
The meaning of MAN is an individual human; especially : an adult male human. How to use man in a sentence.
Man, male, gentleman are nouns referring to an adult male human being, one paradigm of gender and biological sex. Man is the most general and most commonly used of the three; it can be neutral, lacking either favorable or unfavorable implication: a wealthy man; a man of strong character, of unbridled appetites.
SYNONYMS man, male, gentleman are nouns referring to adult human beings who are biologically male; that is, physiologically equipped to initiate conception but not to bear children. man is the most general and most commonly used of the three; it can be neutral, lacking either favorable or unfavorable implication: a wealthy man; a man of strong ...
A man is a boy who grew up: an adult male. Man has hundreds of other meanings too, most of them guy-related. In addition to being the male equivalent of a woman, the word man has many meanings in English.
man. (măn) n. pl. men (mĕn) 1. An adult male human. 2. A human regardless of sex or age; a person. 3. A human or an adult male human belonging to a specific occupation, group, nationality, or other category. Often used in combination: a milkman; a congressman; a freeman. 4. The human race; mankind: man's quest for peace. 5.
Definition of man noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.