Meaning

22 senses
  1. An adult male human.

    The show is especially popular with middle-aged men.

    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

  2. An adult male human.

    (collective)All human males collectively: mankind.

  3. An adult male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a representative, etc.

    an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)

  4. An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch.

  5. An adult or adolescent male servant. Anyone from a right-hand man (high-ranking assistant) to a low-ranking servant.

  6. (dated, formal)A human, a person regardless of gender or sex, usually an adult.

    every man for himself

  7. A human, a person regardless of gender or sex, usually an adult.

    (collective, dated, formal)All humans collectively; mankind, humankind, humanity.

  8. A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.

    Mensch, menschliches Wesen

    челове́кčelovék, лю́диljúdi

    люди́наljudýna, лю́диljúdy

  9. A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.

  10. A husband.

  11. A male lover; a boyfriend.

    Stay away from my man!

    a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman

  12. Used as the last element of a compound.

    A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing.

    Some people prefer apple pie, but me, I’m a cherry pie man.

Examples

12105 sentences
  1. The old man died of cancer.

    Цей старий помер від раку.

    ruСтарик умер от рака.

    deDer alte Mann starb an Krebs.

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  2. The man walked round the corner.

    Чоловік зайшов за ріг.

    deDer Mann ging um die Ecke.

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  3. All men are equal before God.

    Усі люди рівні перед Богом.

    ruВсе люди равны перед Богом.

    deVor Gott sind alle Menschen gleich.

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  4. I'm looking for an old man.

    Шукаю старого.

    ruЯ ищу одного старика.

    deIch suche einen alten Mann.

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  5. Women generally live longer than men.

    Жінки зазвичай живуть довше, ніж чоловіки.

    ruЖенщины обычно живут дольше мужчин.

    deFrauen leben im Allgemeinen länger als Männer.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
adult male human:
a human being:
Русский
By meaning 3
adult male human:
a human being:
piece in board games:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
adult male human:
a human being:
piece in board games:

Origin

From Middle English man, from Old English mann m (“human being, person, man”), from Proto-

From Middle English man, from Old English mann m (“human being, person, man”), from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“man”), from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“human being, man”). Doublet of mann and Manu.

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Forms

plural: men
Singularman

uncountable · Lesson

Synonyms

69 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

634 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • old man
  • the old man
  • an old man
  • the man who
  • rich man
  • young man
  • is a man
  • man over there
  • a man who
  • an honest man
  • a rich man
  • that man is

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
man — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto