Man
noun
An adult human male.
He is a wonderful man.
Often appears as...
- young man
- old man
noun
Human beings in general.
Man has been using fire for thousands of years.
Often appears as...
- man's invention
- man's desire
noun
A male worker or employee.
He is a sales man.
Often appears as...
- sales man
- office man
noun
A husband or lover.
He is her man.
Often appears as...
- her man
- my man
verb
To provide with a person who has necessary skills.
They manned the ship with a new crew.
Often appears as...
- manned the ship
- manned the station
noun
A piece in a board game like chess.
The game begins with each player having sixteen men.
Often appears as...
- move the man
- lose a man
interjection
Used to express various emotions or reactions.
Man, that's fantastic!
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A group of people affiliated by a common goal or purpose.
He joined the organization as a man.
Often appears as...
- a man of the team
- a man of the group
noun
An adult human male.
He is a wonderful man.
Often appears as...
- young man
- old man
noun
Human beings in general.
Man has been using fire for thousands of years.
Often appears as...
- man's invention
- man's desire
noun
A male worker or employee.
He is a sales man.
Often appears as...
- sales man
- office man
noun
A husband or lover.
He is her man.
Often appears as...
- her man
- my man
verb
To provide with a person who has necessary skills.
They manned the ship with a new crew.
Often appears as...
- manned the ship
- manned the station
noun
A piece in a board game like chess.
The game begins with each player having sixteen men.
Often appears as...
- move the man
- lose a man
interjection
Used to express various emotions or reactions.
Man, that's fantastic!
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A group of people affiliated by a common goal or purpose.
He joined the organization as a man.
Often appears as...
- a man of the team
- a man of the group
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Pro Tip 1/2Gender Specific
Use 'man' to specifically refer to an adult male, not females or children.
My brother became a man when he turned 18.
Pro Tip 2/2Respectful Address
Use 'man' to address someone respectfully, often in service roles.
Would you like a coffee, man?
Pro Tip 1/2Gender Specific
Use 'man' to specifically refer to an adult male, not females or children.
My brother became a man when he turned 18.
Pro Tip 2/2Respectful Address
Use 'man' to address someone respectfully, often in service roles.
Would you like a coffee, man?
Pro Tip 1/2Gender Specific
Use 'man' to specifically refer to an adult male, not females or children.
My brother became a man when he turned 18.
Pro Tip 2/2Respectful Address
Use 'man' to address someone respectfully, often in service roles.
Would you like a coffee, man?
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The five major world...
into a life of luxury. Venturing forth from his sheltered existence as a young man, he witnessed the human suffering that had been hidden from him and immediately set out to investigate its sources. Why must people endure suffering? Must we reincarnate through hundreds of lives? At first he thought the problem
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Your body language may...
and they sit in their chair and they make themselves tiny, and they go like this when they raise their hand. I notice a couple of things about this. One, you're not going to be surprised. It seems to be related to gender. So women are much more likely to do this kind of thing than men.
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The psychology of...
but the people around them suffer. Taken to the extreme, this behavior is classified as a psychological disorder called narcissistic personality disorder. It affects one to two percent of the population, more commonly men. It is also a diagnosis reserved for adults.
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What makes muscles grow?...
help shift the body into a state where tissue is repaired and grown. This vital repair process mainly occurs when we're resting, especially at night while sleeping. Gender and age affect this repair mechanism, which is why young men with more testosterone
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Rethinking infidelity...
Now, throughout history, men practically had a license to cheat with little consequence, and supported by a host of biological and evolutionary theories that justified their need to roam, so the double standard is as old as adultery itself.
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Adam Garone: Healthier...
So those conversations, getting men engaged in this, at whatever age, is so critically important, and in my view so much more important than the funds we raise. Now to the funds we raise, and research, and how we're redefining research.
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Would you sacrifice one...
but there is a very large man on the bridge next to you. If you push him over, his body will stop the trolley, saving the five workers, but he'll die. To utilitarians, the decision is exactly the same, lose one life to save five.
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Giving checkmate is...
by this time I was the number one woman player in the world but my real dream was to become the ultimate number one between man and women I knew I have a very long road ahead of me then for the
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Just How BIG are...
But for these female elephant seals there's still one part of their life where they're totally bound to the land. They come here to give birth. All right. And to find a man.
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Pablo Escobar Goes to...
I grew up living a life full of money, full of power. My father at the time, he was perhaps one of the richest men in Colombia.
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The five major world...
into a life of luxury. Venturing forth from his sheltered existence as a young man, he witnessed the human suffering that had been hidden from him and immediately set out to investigate its sources. Why must people endure suffering? Must we reincarnate through hundreds of lives? At first he thought the problem
Video examples
Your body language may...
and they sit in their chair and they make themselves tiny, and they go like this when they raise their hand. I notice a couple of things about this. One, you're not going to be surprised. It seems to be related to gender. So women are much more likely to do this kind of thing than men.
Video examples
The psychology of...
but the people around them suffer. Taken to the extreme, this behavior is classified as a psychological disorder called narcissistic personality disorder. It affects one to two percent of the population, more commonly men. It is also a diagnosis reserved for adults.
Video examples
What makes muscles grow?...
help shift the body into a state where tissue is repaired and grown. This vital repair process mainly occurs when we're resting, especially at night while sleeping. Gender and age affect this repair mechanism, which is why young men with more testosterone
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
Now, throughout history, men practically had a license to cheat with little consequence, and supported by a host of biological and evolutionary theories that justified their need to roam, so the double standard is as old as adultery itself.
Video examples
Adam Garone: Healthier...
So those conversations, getting men engaged in this, at whatever age, is so critically important, and in my view so much more important than the funds we raise. Now to the funds we raise, and research, and how we're redefining research.
Video examples
Would you sacrifice one...
but there is a very large man on the bridge next to you. If you push him over, his body will stop the trolley, saving the five workers, but he'll die. To utilitarians, the decision is exactly the same, lose one life to save five.
Video examples
Giving checkmate is...
by this time I was the number one woman player in the world but my real dream was to become the ultimate number one between man and women I knew I have a very long road ahead of me then for the
Video examples
Just How BIG are...
But for these female elephant seals there's still one part of their life where they're totally bound to the land. They come here to give birth. All right. And to find a man.
Video examples
Pablo Escobar Goes to...
I grew up living a life full of money, full of power. My father at the time, he was perhaps one of the richest men in Colombia.
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Quote examples
Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must play a part, And mine is a sad one.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
I always thought of myself as a character actor. I never thought of myself as a leading man.
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Arthur Schopenhauer
German Philosopher
Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.
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Margaret Thatcher
English Leader
If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.
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Franz Kafka
Novelist
No sooner said than done - so acts your man of worth.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
The white man is destroying the world.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must play a part, And mine is a sad one.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
I always thought of myself as a character actor. I never thought of myself as a leading man.
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Arthur Schopenhauer
German Philosopher
Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.
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Margaret Thatcher
English Leader
If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.
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Franz Kafka
Novelist
No sooner said than done - so acts your man of worth.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
The white man is destroying the world.
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