American English
/mæn/
One syllable.
an adult male person
Practice out loudan adult male person
A young man helped me carry the box.
The man in the blue jacket is my brother.
Use man for an adult male. For people of any gender, use person or people.
young man · old man · middle-aged man · married man
an informal word used to address a man, a friend, or sometimes any person
Hey, man, how are you?
Thanks, man. I really appreciate it.
In casual American speech, man can address a friend of any gender. It may sound too casual in a formal situation.
to work at a place or control equipment as part of a job
She is manning the front desk today.
Two engineers man the controls.
man the desk · man the controls · man the phones · man a station
man + the + place or equipment
used to show strong surprise, excitement, disappointment, or emphasis
Man, that was a close game!
Man, I forgot my keys again.
made by people rather than by nature
The park has a man-made lake.
a person who does what he has promised
Maria trusts him because he is a man of his word.
an area not controlled by either side, especially in a war
The soldiers waited in no-man's-land.
The plural noun is men, not mans. The verb doubles the final n before -ed and -ing: manned and manning.