man
An adult male humanAn adult male human.
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Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
By meaning 3
Examples
12054 sentencesThe old man died of cancer.
Цей старий помер від раку. — iceman
ruСтарик умер от рака. — odexed
deDer alte Mann starb an Krebs. — MikeMolto
The man walked round the corner.
Чоловік зайшов за ріг. — brambury
deDer Mann ging um die Ecke. — Tamy
I'm looking for an old man.
Шукаю старого. — aandrusiak
ruЯ ищу одного старика. — sharptoothed
deIch suche einen alten Mann. — MUIRIEL
Meaning
22 sensesAn adult male human.
The show is especially popular with middle-aged men.
Mann, Herr, Maa
мужчи́наmužčína, мужmuž, мужи́кmužík
чолові́кčolovík, мужmuž, мужчи́наmužčýna
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.
Mensch, menschliches Wesen
челове́кčelovék, лю́диljúdi
люди́наljudýna, лю́диljúdy
A piece or token used in board games such as backgammon.
Stein, Spielstein, Spielfigur
фигу́раfigúra
game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
More meanings 19
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
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.
A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing.
I wanted to be a guitar man on a road tour, but instead I’m a flag man on a road crew.
(historical)A vassal; a subject.
Like master, like man.
all the king's men
A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste.
Come on, man, we've got no time to lose!
A term of familiar address usually reserved for other adult males. It works both with ones whose name is known and ones whose name is unknown.
Near-synonyms: my man, bro, brother
Hey, man, how's it goin'? I haven't seen you in months! [they know each other's name]
An adult male human.
(collective)All human males collectively: mankind.
An adult male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a representative, etc.
An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch.
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: menSynonyms
28 synonyms- one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea:Isle of Man
- an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman):adult male
- any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage:homohuman beinghuman
- a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to their employer:valetvalet de chambregentlemangentleman's gentleman
- game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games:piece
- all of the living human inhabitants of the earth:worldhuman racehumanityhumankindhuman beingshumansmankind
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
595 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- old man
- the old man
- an old man
- the man who
- young man
- rich man
- man over there
- a man who
- a rich man
- an honest man
- three men
- the only man
See also
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