saw a man
saw a man is the simple past of see a man.
Meaning of see a man
Verb
see a man (third-person singular simple present sees a man, present participle seeing a man, simple past saw a man, past participle seen a man)
- Used in place of a real explanation when excusing oneself for a short period of time, particularly (euphemistic) to use the toilet or (historical) drink alcohol.
- I'll be right back. I've just got to go to the ladies' room to see a man.
- Synonyms:
- a man about a horse, a man about a dog, a man about the plumbing, use the toilet, urinate
Questions about saw a man
- What is saw a man the simple past of?
- Saw a man is the simple past of see a man.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: saw a man (page history and authors); see a man (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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