Definition of man
men
play \ˈmen, in compounds ˌmen or mən\1a (1) : an individual human; especially : an adult male human (2) : a man belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence, membership, or occupation) —usually used in combination councilman (3) : husband I now pronounce you man and wife. (4) : lover He was her man.b : the human race : humankind the history of manc : a bipedal primate mammal (Homo sapiens) that is anatomically related to the great apes but distinguished especially by notable development of the brain with a resultant capacity for articulate (see 1articulate 1a) speech and abstract reasoning, and is the sole living representative of the hominid family; broadly : any living or extinct hominidd (1) : one possessing in high degree the qualities considered distinctive of manhood (such as courage, strength, and vigor) (2) obsolete : the quality or state of being manly : manlinesse : fellow, chap —used as mode of familiar addressf —used interjectionally to express intensity of feeling man, what a game
2a : individual, person a man could get killed thereb : the individual who can fulfill or who has been chosen to fulfill one's requirements she's your man
3a : a feudal tenant : vassalb : an adult male servantc men plural : the working force as distinguished from the employer and usually the management The men have been on strike for several weeks.
4a : one of the distinctive objects moved by each player in various board gamesb : one of the players on a team nine men on each side
5 : an alumnus of or student at a college or university a Bowdoin man
6 Christian Science : the compound idea of infinite Spirit : the spiritual image and likeness of God : the full representation of Mind
7 often capitalized : police when I heard the siren, I knew it was the Man — Amer. Speech
8 often capitalized : the white establishment : white society surprise that any black … should take on so about The Man — Peter Goldman
as one man
one's own man
to a man
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Examples of man in a Sentence
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.
Are you man enough to meet the challenge?
Recent Examples of man from the Web
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The fourth-year man has touched the ball a total of 12 times on rushes and receptions in his career.
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Waiting for the three-year-old colt to start his race, the two men were just as preoccupied by May’s poor campaign performance.
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How else to explain Kwame Brown, a disappointment as a No. 1 overall pick in 2001, dominating for 17 points and 13 rebounds? Bigger star coaches The men on the sideline were even more dazzling: Julius Erving, Rick Barry, Gary Payton, Clyde Drexler.
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The Israeli government suspended its plans to create a space where men and women can pray together at the Western Wall, in a move critics say will deepen the divide between Jews in Israel and those in the diaspora.
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Police said Lewis and another man and woman came to the victim's residence armed with handguns and a rifle and attempted to rob him.
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Pecoraro and the other man pushed their way onto the shuttle, cursing at people to move back and make room.
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A Hobart man has been charged with theft for collecting more than $16,610 from the homeowner whose house he is supposed to be remodeling, documents said.
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Volunteers used drones Wednesday to search for an 85-year-old Scripps Ranch man with Alzheimer’s who went missing last Thursday.
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Origin and Etymology of man
Middle English, from Old English man, mon human being, male human; akin to Old High German man human being, Sanskrit manu
Other Anthropology Terms
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Definition of man
manned
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transitive verb
1a : to supply with people (as for service) man a fleetb : to station members of a ship's crew at man the capstanc : to serve in the force or complement of man the ticket booth
2 : to accustom (a bird, such as a hawk) to humans and the human environment
3 : to furnish with strength or powers of resistance : brace
Examples of man in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of man from the Web
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Bell, who was manning a hose, sprayed at least four firefighters directly, knocking the masks off two of them, a state police report indicates.
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The first accounts of what happened after the crash indicate there was widespread confusion, and the mother of a sailor aboard the ship told the Associated Press that some sailors ran to man the guns, believing the ship was under attack.
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At 8:46 a.m., the sailors manned Nimitz’s rails; 28 minutes later, tugboats yanked and prodded the carrier away from the pier and into San Diego Bay, freeing the carrier for its short voyage to the museum ship Midway.
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Elbaz mans the register, chatting up regulars and new diners alike in a neighborhood surrounded by the kinds of new high-rises that led to his restaurant being displaced.
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In the video of the 2013 incident, McIntyre and her husband approach a desk manned by Poff.
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Most targeted small teams of two or three IS fighters manning sniper rifles or machine guns so Iraq's special forces units could advance on the ground.
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Most targeted small teams of two or three IS fighters manning sniper rifles or machine guns so Iraq’s special forces units could advance on the ground.
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Six volunteers needed to set up and man the registration table.
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Origin and Etymology of man
see 1man
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Definition of man
manual
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Definition of Man
Manitoba
MAN Defined for English Language Learners
man
playDefinition of man for English Language Learners
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: an adult male human being
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: a man or boy who shows the qualities (such as strength and courage) that men are traditionally supposed to have
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: a woman's husband or boyfriend
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Definition of man for English Language Learners
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: to be the person who controls or is in charge of (something)
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: to place people at or on (something) to do work
MAN Defined for Kids
Definition of man for Students
men
\ˈmen\1 : an adult male human being
2 : a human being : person
3 : the human race : mankind
4 : 1husband I now pronounce you man and wife.
5 : an adult male servant or employee
6 : one of the pieces with which various games (as chess and checkers) are played
7 : a member of the group to which human beings belong including both modern humans and extinct related forms
Definition of man for Students
manned
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: to work at or do the work of operating We rode while students manned the oars.
Medical Dictionary
man
playMedical Definition of man
men
\ˈmen\play: a bipedal primate mammal of the genus Homo (H. sapiens) that is anatomically related to the great apes (family Pongidae) but is distinguished by greater development of the brain with resulting capacity for articulate speech and abstract reasoning, by marked erectness of body carriage with corresponding alteration of muscular balance and loss of prehensile powers of the foot, and by shortening of the arm with accompanying increase in thumb size and ability to place the thumb next to each of the fingers, that is usually considered to occur in a variable number of freely interbreeding races, and that is the sole living representative of the family Hominidae; broadly : any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae
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