Meaning of "man" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MAN

Old English mann; related to Old Frisian man, Old High German man, Dutch man, Icelandic mathr.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MAN

man  [mæn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAN

Man is a verb and can also act as a noun and an exclamation.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb man in English.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES MAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Man

A man is a male human. The term man is usually reserved for an adult, with the term boy being the usual term for a male child or adolescent. However, the term man is also sometimes used to identify a male human, regardless of age, as in phrases such as "Men's rights". Like most other male mammals, a man's genome inherits an X chromosome from his mother and a Y chromosome from his father. The male fetus produces larger amounts of androgens and smaller amounts of estrogens than a female fetus. This difference in the relative amounts of these sex steroids is largely responsible for the physiological differences that distinguish men from women. During puberty, hormones which stimulate androgen production result in the development of secondary sexual characteristics, thus exhibiting greater differences between the sexes.

Definition of man in the English dictionary

The first definition of man in the dictionary is an adult male human being, as distinguished from a woman. Other definition of man is male; masculine. Man is also a human being regardless of sex or age, considered as a representative of mankind; a person.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MAN

PRESENT

Present

I man

you man

he/she/it mans

we man

you man

they man

Present continuous

I am manning

you are manning

he/she/it is manning

we are manning

you are manning

they are manning

Present perfect

I have manned

you have manned

he/she/it has manned

we have manned

you have manned

they have manned

Present perfect continuous

I have been manning

you have been manning

he/she/it has been manning

we have been manning

you have been manning

they have been manning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I manned

you manned

he/she/it manned

we manned

you manned

they manned

Past continuous

I was manning

you were manning

he/she/it was manning

we were manning

you were manning

they were manning

Past perfect

I had manned

you had manned

he/she/it had manned

we had manned

you had manned

they had manned

Past perfect continuous

I had been manning

you had been manning

he/she/it had been manning

we had been manning

you had been manning

they had been manning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will man

you will man

he/she/it will man

we will man

you will man

they will man

Future continuous

I will be manning

you will be manning

he/she/it will be manning

we will be manning

you will be manning

they will be manning

Future perfect

I will have manned

you will have manned

he/she/it will have manned

we will have manned

you will have manned

they will have manned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been manning

you will have been manning

he/she/it will have been manning

we will have been manning

you will have been manning

they will have been manning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would man

you would man

he/she/it would man

we would man

you would man

they would man

Conditional continuous

I would be manning

you would be manning

he/she/it would be manning

we would be manning

you would be manning

they would be manning

Conditional perfect

I would have man

you would have man

he/she/it would have man

we would have man

you would have man

they would have man

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been manning

you would have been manning

he/she/it would have been manning

we would have been manning

you would have been manning

they would have been manning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you man
we let´s man
you man

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to man

Past participle

manned

Present Participle

manning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «MAN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «man» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of man

adult · attendant · beau · being · bidie-in · bloke · blue-collar worker · body · boy · boyfriend · chap · crew · dude · employee · fellow · fill · follower · garrison · geezer · gentleman · groom · guy · hand · hireling · Homo sapiens · human · human being · human race · humanity · humankind · husband · individual · labourer · liegeman · lover · male · mankind · manservant · mate · occupy · old man · partner · people · person · personage · retainer · servant · significant other · soldier · somebody · soul · spouse · squeeze · staff · subject · subordinate · sweetheart · valet · vassal · worker · workman

TRANSLATION OF MAN

Find out the translation of man to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of man from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «man» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 男人
• Translator English - Spanish: hombre
• English: man
• Translator English - Hindi: आदमी
• Translator English - Arabic: رَجُل
• Translator English - Russian: мужчина
• Translator English - Portuguese: homem
• Translator English - Bengali: মানুষ
• Translator English - French: homme
• Translator English - Malay: Lelaki
• Translator English - German: Mann
• Translator English - Japanese: 男
• Translator English - Korean: 남자
• Translator English - Javanese: Wong
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đàn ông
• Translator English - Tamil: ஆண்
• Translator English - Marathi: माणूस
• Translator English - Turkish: adam
• Translator English - Italian: uomo
• Translator English - Polish: mężczyzna
• Translator English - Ukrainian: чоловік
• Translator English - Romanian: bărbat
• Translator English - Greek: άντρας
• Translator English - Afrikaans: man
• Translator English - Swedish: man
• Translator English - Norwegian: mann

10 QUOTES WITH «MAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word man.

1

James Lane Allen

Circumstances do not determine a man, they reveal him.

2

Henri Frederic Amiel

Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender.

3

Warren Beatty

My notion of a wife at 40 is that a man should be able to change her, like a bank note, for two 20s.

4

William Bennett

Now we have reason to be grateful once again that Al Gore is not the man in the White House, and never will be.

5

Malcolm Boyd

But generally I am fine with a capital F; probably in extraordinary shape for a man of my age.

6

F. H. Bradley

The man who has ceased to fear has ceased to care.

7

Phillips Brooks

No man or woman can be strong, gentle, pure, and good, without the world being better for it and without someone being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness.

8

Bobby Brown

I'm staying focused and clear about what I want in life, and I'm going to get it, man.

9

James Buchan

An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support.

10

Michael Cacoyannis

Why? Will no man ever do something without a why? Just like that? For the hell of it?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAN»

Discover the use of man in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to man and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Yes Man

Yes eventually leads to the biggest question of all: "Do you, Danny Wallace, take this woman . . ." Yes Man is inspiring proof that a little willingness can take anyone to the most wonderful of places.

Danny Wallace, 2010

The Railway Man

Fifty years after the terrible events, he was able to meet one of his tormentors. The Railway Man is a story of innocence betrayed, and of survival and courage in the face of horror.

Eric Lomax, 2009

The Book of Man: Readings on the Path to Manhood

"Whether we take up the sword, the plow, the ball, the gavel, our children, or our Bibles," says Bennett, "we must always do it like the men we are called to be." The Book of Man shows how.

William J. Bennett, 2011

Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man

A journalist’s provocative and spellbinding account of her eighteen months spent disguised as a man Norah Vincent became an instant media sensation with the publication of Self-Made Man, her take on just how hard it is to be a man, even ...

Norah Vincent, 2006

Invisible Man

The book is a passionate and witty tour de force of style, strongly influenced by T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, Joyce, and Dostoevsky. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Ralph Ellison, 2010

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

Perkins, a former chief economist at a Boston strategic-consulting firm, confesses he was an "economic hit man" for 10 years, helping U.S. intelligence agencies and multinationals cajole and blackmail foreign leaders into serving U.S. ...

John Perkins, 2004

Dream Man

Had she finally met the man she longed for...or was she dreaming?

Linda Howard, 2009

Man's Search for Meaning

Beacon Press, the original English-language publisher of Man's Search for Meaning, is issuing this new paperback edition with a new Foreword, biographical Afterword, jacket, price, and classroom materials to reach new generations of readers ...

Viktor Emil Frankl, 2006

Criminal Man

With its lucid introduction by Gibson and Rafter, and many original illustrations, this book will be a precious resource for the history of criminology and for European intellectual and social history more generally.

Cesare Lombroso, 2006

The End of History and the Last Man

Enhanced by a new afterword dealing with the post-September 11th world, a provocative exploration of issues of human society and destiny answers such questions as, is there a direction to human history? does history have an end? and where ...

Francis Fukuyama, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term man is used in the context of the following news items.

Dear Marvel, I was wrong. Ant-Man is great. - Vox

Two years ago, when the company announced it was moving forward with an Ant-Man movie, I rolled my eyes and let out one of my best "get a ... «Vox, Jul 15»

Behold, the Great Feminist Man | National Review Online

As I write this, my children are asleep in their room, Loretta Lynn is on the stereo, and my wife is out on a date with a man named Paulo. It's her ... «National Review Online, Jul 15»

Man charged over sex assault of teenage boy at Melbourne …

A man has been charged over the alleged sexual assault of a teenage boy in a Melbourne shopping centre car park. Rahul Valiya Purayil, 30, ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»

Demi Moore 'Shock' After Man Found Dead In Pool - Sky News

A 21-year-old man is found dead in the actress' swimming pool after attending a party thrown by her assistant. 03:36, UK, Monday 20 July 2015. Demi Moore ... «Sky News, Jul 15»

Woman charged with fatally shooting man inside home ID'd

SAN ANTONIO - A woman charged with shooting and killing a man inside a far West Side home during an argument has been identified. «KSAT San Antonio, Jul 15»

Man Dies Wedged Between Oakland Structures After Fleeing From …

An Oakland police investigator measures the space between structures where a man fleeing officers died, Sunday, July 19, 2015. Updated at ... «NBC Bay Area, Jul 15»

Who is the hilarious singing man on the Mossley train? - Manchester …

This is the hilarious moment a man gets on a train- and leads the whole carriage in a rendition of The Beatles song Twist and Shout. «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»

Matthew Bourne's The Car Man review – swaggering revival adds …

Chris Trenfield and Zizi Strallen in Matthew Bourne's The Car Man. Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian. Judith Mackrell. «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Tribute for Berkeley victims at Man Utd match in California

A minute's silence will be held before Manchester United's game against San Jose Earthquakes in California on Tuesday night as a tribute to ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

Southaven Police: Man who died in custody may have been on LSD

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — An investigation is underway to get more details into how a man died in the 3400 block of Goodman Road. Troy Goode ... «wreg.com, Jul 15»