Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be a man

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.76 in modern English

Syllables
be a -man
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To put up with something or take responsibility for it; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.

Inflected Forms

is a man (present, singular) being a man (participle, present) was a man (past) been a man (participle, past)

Synonyms

deal with it grin and bear it lump it man up push through it suck it up take it like a man

Questions

What does be a man mean?
To put up with something or take responsibility for it; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.

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