āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
My dad is a strong man who can lift heavy things.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
1.1
āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ, āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ
an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She 's more of a man than he is.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇāĨ¤
1.2
āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ, āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ
a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
What 's her new man like?
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ āĻā§āĻŽāĻ¨?
02
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇāĻā§āĻ, āĻā§āĻ°ā§
an individual who is highly skilled or experienced in a specific activity or profession
Idiom
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He 's the man when it comes to fixing cars.
āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĨ¤
03
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ, āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ°āĻŋāĻ
someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The officer refused to let his men take part in the operation.
āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ, āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ
any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
05
āĻā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻā§āĻāĻ°āĻž
game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
06
āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ, āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
All men must die.
āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇāĻā§ āĻŽāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
6.1
āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻ¤āĻž, āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋ
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; humanity or humankind
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Man's relationship with nature has evolved over the centuries.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻļāĻ¤āĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
07
āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ, āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§
an individual within the workforce or a group of workers
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Many men in the workforce are seeking better opportunities.
āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
08
āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ, āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ āĻ āĻ§āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨
a male subordinate
09
āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯, āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
10
āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒ, āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨
one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
to man
01
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to provide workers for a specific place or task
Transitive: to man a team or position
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
During the holiday season, retail stores often need to man extra checkout counters.
āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§, āĻā§āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
02
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to work at, operate, or take responsibility for handling a place, equipment, or defense
Transitive: to man a position or piece of equipment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The crew manned the control room during the launch of the spacecraft.
āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻāĻžāĻļāĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ˛ āĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
01
āĻāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻš
used to express surprise, excitement, disappointment, or other strong emotions
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Man, I âve never seen a storm this bad before!
āĻāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ!
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
manful
manhood
manic
man
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
