Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).

    The ship was manned with a small crew.

    bemannen

  2. (transitive)To take up position in order to operate (something).

    Man the machine guns!

    bemannen, besetzen

  3. (dated, possibly, reflexive)To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way. (Compare man up.)

  4. (obsolete, transitive)To wait on, attend to or escort.

  5. (obsolete, transitive)To accustom (a raptor or other type of bird) to the presence of people.

More definitions
  • provide with workers
  • take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place

Examples

12105 sentences
  1. The old man died of cancer.

    Цей старий помер від раку. — iceman

    ruСтарик умер от рака. — odexed

    deDer alte Mann starb an Krebs. — MikeMolto

  2. The man walked round the corner.

    Чоловік зайшов за ріг. — brambury

    deDer Mann ging um die Ecke. — Tamy

  3. All men are equal before God.

    Усі люди рівні перед Богом. — anastasishko

    ruВсе люди равны перед Богом. — souris_qui_rit

    deVor Gott sind alle Menschen gleich. — Kerstin

  4. I'm looking for an old man.

    Шукаю старого. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ ищу одного старика. — sharptoothed

    deIch suche einen alten Mann. — MUIRIEL

  5. Women generally live longer than men.

    Жінки зазвичай живуть довше, ніж чоловіки. — deniko

    ruЖенщины обычно живут дольше мужчин. — estong

    deFrauen leben im Allgemeinen länger als Männer. — MUIRIEL

Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to supply with staff or crew:
to take up position in order to operate something:

Origin

From Middle English mannen, from Old English mannian, ġemannian (“to man, supply with men,

From Middle English mannen, from Old English mannian, ġemannian (“to man, supply with men, populate, garrison”), from mann (“human being, man”).

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Forms

mans, manning, manned, manned
Base formman · to man
3rd person singularmans
Present participlemanning
Past simplemanned
Past participlemanned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyman
he, she, itmans

Past simpleLesson

all personsmanned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave manned
he, she, ithas manned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill man

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Word family

2 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