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[man-ij] 
verb, -aged, -ag⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income? |
| 2. | to take charge or care of: to manage my investments. |
| 3. | to dominate or influence (a person) by tact, flattery, or artifice: He manages the child with exemplary skill. |
| 4. | to handle, direct, govern, or control in action or use: She managed the boat efficiently. |
| 5. | to wield (a weapon, tool, etc.). |
| 6. | to handle or train (a horse) in the exercises of the manège. |
| 7. | Archaic. to use sparingly or with judgment, as health or money; husband. |
–verb (used without object)
| 8. | to conduct business, commercial affairs, etc.; be in charge: Who will manage while the boss is away? |
| 9. | to continue to function, progress, or succeed, usually despite hardship or difficulty; get along: How will he manage with his wife gone? It was a rough time, but we managed. |
Origin:
1555–65; earlier manege < It maneggiare to handle, train (horses), deriv. of mano < L manus hand
1555–65; earlier manege < It maneggiare to handle, train (horses), deriv. of mano < L manus hand
Synonyms:
1. arrange, contrive. 4. guide, conduct, regulate, engineer. See rule. 5. handle, manipulate.
1. arrange, contrive. 4. guide, conduct, regulate, engineer. See rule. 5. handle, manipulate.
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| man·age (mān'ĭj) v. man·aged, man·ag·ing, man·ag·es v. tr.
[Italian maneggiare, from Vulgar Latin *manidiāre, from Latin manus, hand; see man-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Manage
Man"age\, n. [F. man[`e]ge, It. maneggio, fr. maneggiare to manage, fr. L. manushand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by F. m['e]nage housekeeping, OF. mesnage, akin to E. mansion. See Manual, and cf. Manege.] The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See Manege. [Obs.] Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions, embrace more than they can hold. --Bacon. Down, down I come; like glistering Pha["e]thon Wanting the manage of unruly jades. --Shak. The unlucky manage of this fatal brawl. --Shak. Note: This word, in its limited sense of management of a horse, has been displaced by manege; in its more general meaning, by management.Manage
Man"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Managed; p. pr. & vb. n. Managing.] [From Manage, n.]1. To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle. Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily managed. --Sir I. Newton. What wars Imanage, and what wreaths I gain. --Prior. 2. Hence: Esp., to guide by careful or delicate treatment; to wield with address; to make subservient by artful conduct; to bring around cunningly to one's plans. It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant subjects. --Addison. It was not her humor to manage those over whom she had gained an ascendant. --Bp. Hurd. 3. To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action. 4. To treat with care; to husband. --Dryden. 5. To bring about; to contrive. --Shak. Syn: To direct; govern; control; wield; order; contrive; concert; conduct; transact.Manage
Man"age\, v. i. To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to administer. Leave them to manage for thee. --Dryden.
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Language Translation for : manage
Spanish:
dirigir, llevar, administrar,
German:
verwalten,
Japanese:
管理する
manage
1561, probably from It. maneggiare "to handle," esp. "to control a horse," from L. manus "hand" (see manual). Influenced by Fr. manège "horsemanship" (earliest Eng. sense was of handling horses), which also was from the Italian. Extended to other objects or business from 1579. Slang sense of "get by" first recorded 1655.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: man·age
Pronunciation: 'man-ij
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: man·aged; man·ag·ing
: toconduct the management of <managed cases of rheumatism with conservative therapy>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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