"man" meaning in English

See man in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /mæn/ Audio: en-uk-man.ogg [UK], en-us-man.ogg [US] Forms: man
Head templates: {{interjection}} [POS TABLE]
  1. You use man to show your surprise or disappointment.
    Sense id: simple-man-en-intj-VtjQSz8H

Noun

IPA: /mæn/ Audio: en-uk-man.ogg [UK], en-us-man.ogg [US] Forms: man, men [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|man|men}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A man is a male human.
    Sense id: simple-man-en-noun-DttfhvYY
  2. Human beings of either sex; People.
    Sense id: simple-man-en-noun-vminmLm7

Verb

IPA: /mæn/ Audio: en-uk-man.ogg [UK], en-us-man.ogg [US] Forms: man [canonical], mans [third-person, singular], manned [past], manned [past, participle], manning [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|man|n}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is manned, it has people to look after it.
    Sense id: simple-man-en-verb-GmCWKnlF
  2. If you man something, you take up position to operate it.
    Sense id: simple-man-en-verb-D1zGtb89
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He was a young man with blue eyes."
        },
        {
          "text": "Two men waited at the bus stop."
        },
        {
          "text": "The old man smiled at the child."
        },
        {
          "text": "Four men carried the heavy box upstairs."
        }
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Man landed on the Moon in 1969."
        },
        {
          "text": "Early man painted pictures on cave walls."
        },
        {
          "text": "Has man changed the climate of the Earth?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Do you think man will live on Mars one day?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Human beings of either sex; People."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/mæn/"
    },
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      "sampa": "/m{n/"
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-man.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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}

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        {
          "text": "Oh man, I wanted to do the dishes!"
        }
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      "tags": [
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    },
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        {
          "text": "The ship was manned with a small crew."
        }
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Man the machine guns!"
        }
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        "If you man something, you take up position to operate it."
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    },
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      "audio": "en-uk-man.ogg",
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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      ]
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        {
          "text": "He was a young man with blue eyes."
        },
        {
          "text": "Two men waited at the bus stop."
        },
        {
          "text": "The old man smiled at the child."
        },
        {
          "text": "Four men carried the heavy box upstairs."
        }
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        {
          "text": "Man landed on the Moon in 1969."
        },
        {
          "text": "Early man painted pictures on cave walls."
        },
        {
          "text": "Has man changed the climate of the Earth?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Do you think man will live on Mars one day?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Human beings of either sex; People."
      ],
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      ]
    }
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    },
    {
      "sampa": "/m{n/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-man.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-man.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "man"
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      "name": "interjection"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Oh man, I wanted to do the dishes!"
        }
      ],
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        "You use man to show your surprise or disappointment."
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/mæn/"
    },
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      "sampa": "/m{n/"
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    {
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-man.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "man"
}

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      "form": "man",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manned",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manned",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
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    },
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The ship was manned with a small crew."
        }
      ],
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        "If something is manned, it has people to look after it."
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Man the machine guns!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you man something, you take up position to operate it."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mæn/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/m{n/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-man.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-man.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "man"
}

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