man in Afrikaans

man in Afrikaans

What does "man" mean?

1. noun An adult male human being.
   "The man at the counter smiled and handed back her change."
2. noun Human beings collectively; humankind (an older, now often avoided, generic use).
   "The book traces the history of man from the Stone Age onward."
3. noun A husband or male romantic partner.
   "She introduced him as "my man" at the party."
4. verb To supply a place, post, or piece of equipment with the people needed to run or operate it.
   "Volunteers manned the phones all night during the telethon."

man in a sentence

• The man at the counter smiled and handed back her change.
• He grew from a boy into a man over those difficult years.
• The book traces the history of man from the Stone Age onward.
• She introduced him as "my man" at the party.

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