What does “man” mean?
- 1
nounan adult male person
A tall man was standing at the door.
- 2
nounpeople in general (old-fashioned)
The wheel is one of man’s greatest inventions.
Man at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /mæn/ · MAN
- Forms
- men
How to use “man” correctly
The plural is “men”, not “mans”. For people in general, modern English prefers “people” or “humans”.
Common phrases with “man”
- young man
- old man
- man and woman
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
Word family
- manly
- mankind
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