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