Plural of man
irregular plural
The plural of man is men.
Forms of man
| Singular | man /ˈmæn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | men /mɛn/ |
| Countable | usually uncountable |
Men in a sentence
- The show is especially popular with middle-aged men.
- Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- After the past week of forced marches, only half the men are fully able.From the entry able
- The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.From the entry the
- Most of the men are retired, jobless, or have otherwise temporarily absented themselves from the workplace.From the entry absent
Meaning of man
- noun An adult male human.
- noun All human males collectively: mankind.
- noun An adult male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a representative, etc.
Nouns ending in -man: plural -men
Questions about the plural of man
- What is the plural of man?
- The plural of man is men.
- Is man countable?
- Man is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: man (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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