man

CEFRA1

/ˈmæn/

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    An adult human male.

  2. 02

    verb

    To work at or operate a place, machine, or position.

Examples

  • A man has been arrested in connection with the robbery.

  • When I left the train station, I saw a man.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈmeə̯n]
  • /ˈmaːn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An adult male human.

  2. An adult male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a representative, etc.

  3. All human males collectively: mankind.

More examples

In context

  • The show is especially popular with middle-aged men.

  • He's already a man.

  • Similarly, the next time you learn from your reading that the average man (you hear a good deal about him these days, most of it faintly improbable) brushes his teeth 1.02 times a day—a figure I have just made up, but it may be as good as anyone else's – ask...

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Origin

noun

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 Manu. Cognates This word has many cognates, in every Germanic language (whether extant or extinct), with similarities in form and meaning. Virtually all the words below mean “man” and “husband”, with some specific cases noted. In Ingvaeonic (the languages closest to English): :* Low German Mann :* North Frisian maan, man, moon, muon :* Saterland Frisian Mon :* Scots man :* West Frisian man :* Yola man In the remainder of West Germanic: :* Alemannic German ma, Maa, Mann, mo, mà, Mànn...