"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 [singular], men [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|man|men}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A man is a male human.
    Sense id: simple-man-en-noun-DttfhvYY
  2. A human being of either sex; a person.
    Sense id: simple-man-en-noun-nthQfLft

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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          "text": "He was a young man with blue eyes."
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        {
          "text": "God cares for all races and all man"
        },
        {
          "text": "God made man in his own image"
        },
        {
          "text": "Scientists and biologists think that man and animals evolved over the years, and that man evolved from a \"human\" species such as \"homo erectus\" or \"neanderthals\" and that man first stood up, millions of years ago, but this isn't true"
        }
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
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    },
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          "text": "Oh man, I wanted to do the dishes!"
        }
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          "text": "The ship was manned with a small crew."
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        {
          "text": "Man the machine guns!"
        }
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        {
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        },
        {
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        },
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          "text": "Scientists and biologists think that man and animals evolved over the years, and that man evolved from a \"human\" species such as \"homo erectus\" or \"neanderthals\" and that man first stood up, millions of years ago, but this isn't true"
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          "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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    },
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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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        "If something is manned, it has people to look after it."
      ],
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          "text": "Man the machine guns!"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
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    },
    {
      "sampa": "/m{n/"
    },
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