past verb
Worked at a place or operated equipment as part of a job.
She manned the front desk during lunch.
The engineers manned the controls during the test.
American English
How to pronounce manned
verb · adjectiveA1Very common word
MAAND
/mænd̚/
One syllable.
Form of man
In modern English, manned usually means staffed or operated by people, not necessarily by men.
Worked at a place or operated equipment as part of a job.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
past and past participle verb
Provided a place, vehicle, or machine with people to work or operate it.
The company manned the emergency center all night.
The rescue boat was manned by six sailors.
past participle adjective
Staffed or operated by people.
The manned spacecraft returned safely.
The manned checkpoint opens at six.
Useful expressions
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.
Related words & forms
The plural noun is men, not mans. The verb doubles the final n before -ed and -ing: manned and manning.