Standard Lemma guide

manned

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /mænd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ænd
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Operated by, performed by, or transporting a person; crewed; piloted; staffed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of man

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

having a crew

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a manned earth satellite was considered a necessary research step

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unmanned

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: miehitetty — operated by a person
  • French: avec équipage — operated by a person
  • German: bemannt — operated by a person
  • Greek: επανδρωμένος (epandroménos) — operated by a person
  • Hungarian: emberes — operated by a person
  • Japanese: 有人 (yūjin) — operated by a person
  • Russian: пилоти́руемый (pilotírujemyj) — operated by a person
  • Swedish: bemannad — operated by a person
  • Turkish: insanlı — operated by a person
  • Ukrainian: пілото́ваний (pilotóvanyj) — operated by a person
Real reading context

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