Manner — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

how something is done or how it happens

a way of acting or behaving

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈænɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈanə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈanə/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈænɚ/.

Examples

her dignified manner
his rapid manner of talking
their nomadic mode of existence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

personal manner style mode fashion way

Parts of Speech

noun	how something is done or how it happens “her dignified manner”
noun	a way of acting or behaving
noun	a kind “what manner of man are you?”

Word Forms

mannerly	adjective	socially correct in behavior
stylist	noun	someone who cuts or beautifies hair
stylize	verb	represent according to a conventional style

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Benehmen

wie etwas gemacht wird oder wie es passiert

🇫🇷French

manière

comment quelque chose est fait ou comment cela se produit

🇪🇸Spanish

manera

cómo se hace algo o cómo sucede

🇮🇹Italian

maniera

come viene fatto qualcosa o come accade

🇳🇱Dutch

wijze

hoe iets wordt gedaan of hoe het gebeurt

🇵🇹Portuguese

maneiras

como algo é feito ou como acontece

🇷🇺Russian

манера

как что-то делается или как это происходит

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढंग

कोई चीज़ कैसे की जाती है या कैसे होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

পদ্ধতি

কিভাবে কিছু করা হয় বা কিভাবে এটি ঘটে

🇮🇳Tamil

முறை

ஏதாவது எப்படி செய்யப்படுகிறது அல்லது எப்படி நடக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పద్ధతి

ఏదైనా ఎలా జరుగుతుంది లేదా అది ఎలా జరుగుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पद्धत

काहीतरी कसे केले जाते किंवा ते कसे घडते

🇮🇳Gujarati

રીત

કંઈક કેવી રીતે થાય છે અથવા તે કેવી રીતે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹೇಗೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅದು ಹೇಗೆ ಸಂಭವಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രീതി

ഒരു കാര്യം എങ്ങനെ ചെയ്യുന്നു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അത് എങ്ങനെ സംഭവിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਢੰਗ

ਕੁਝ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਇਹ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

طریقہ

کچھ کیسے ہوتا ہے یا یہ کیسے ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

方式

某事如何完成或如何发生

🇯🇵Japanese

マナー

何かがどのように行われるか、またはそれがどのように起こるか

🇰🇷Korean

방법

어떤 일이 어떻게 이루어지거나 어떻게 일어나는지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thái độ

làm thế nào một cái gì đó được thực hiện hoặc nó xảy ra như thế nào

🇹🇭Thai

มารยาท

บางสิ่งบางอย่างเกิดขึ้นได้อย่างไรหรือเกิดขึ้นได้อย่างไร

🇮🇩Indonesian

tata krama

bagaimana sesuatu dilakukan atau bagaimana hal itu terjadi

🇵🇭Filipino

paraan

kung paano ginagawa ang isang bagay o kung paano ito nangyayari

🇲🇾Malay

cara

bagaimana sesuatu itu dilakukan atau bagaimana ia berlaku

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طريقة

كيف يتم شيء ما أو كيف يحدث

🇮🇷Persian

روش

چگونه کاری انجام می شود یا چگونه اتفاق می افتد

🇹🇷Turkish

biçim

bir şeyin nasıl yapıldığı veya nasıl olduğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

דֶרֶך

איך עושים משהו או איך זה קורה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'manner'?

The primary meaning of 'manner' is 'how something is done or how it happens'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'manner' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'manner' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'manner' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'manner' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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