Phrase guide

to a man

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /tuː‿ə ˈmæn/
  • General-American: /tuː‿ə ˈmæn/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æn

1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Including every person; without exception; unanimously.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

without exception

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • voted for unionization to a man

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From to (“indicating a limit reached”) + a + man (“adult male human; human regardless of gender or sex”), indicating that something reaches the extent of every individual person.