manage
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?
to take charge or care of: to manage my investments.
to dominate or influence (a person) by tact, flattery, or artifice: He manages the child with exemplary skill.
to handle, direct, govern, or control in action or use: She managed the boat efficiently.
to wield (a weapon, tool, etc.).
to handle or train (a horse) in the exercises of the manège.
Archaic. to use sparingly or with judgment, as health or money; husband.
to conduct business, commercial affairs, etc.; be in charge: Who will manage while the boss is away?
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 of manage
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Other words for manage
Other words from manage
- o·ver·man·age, verb (used with object), o·ver·man·aged, o·ver·man·ag·ing.
- quasi-managed, adjective
- self-man·ag·ing, adjective
- un·der·man·age, verb (used with object), un·der·man·aged, un·der·man·ag·ing.
- un·der·man·aged, adjective
- un·man·aged, adjective
- well-managed, adjective
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How to use manage in a sentence
It’s not clear why Clubhouse doesn’t have better options for users to manage their privacy or more information for users about how their data might be used or linked to them.
Highs only manage to reach the upper 20s to low 30s, followed by overnight lows in the mid- to upper 20s.
D.C.-area forecast: Snow and wintry mix taper off this morning, while ice concerns mount for Saturday | David Streit | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostOf course, if you continue to produce winning content and earn quality backlinks, you’ll manage to break into the first search page.
A small business’ step-by-step guide to dominating local search in 2021 | Joseph Dyson | February 10, 2021 | Search Engine WatchThese malfunctions have pushed vaccinators to switch to simpler methods of managing distribution.
India is betting on glitchy software to inoculate 300 million people by August | Lindsay Muscato | February 10, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewZeta co-founder Aditi Shekar has spent the past three years tracking the ways couples share and manage their finances, from each card swipe to every split bill.
What should banking look like for modern couples? | Natasha Mascarenhas | February 9, 2021 | TechCrunch
Sputtering, I manage a few “hut-hut-huts” with the other students.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze | Lizzie Crocker | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIt actually kept the government open all year and manage to pass something vaguely resembling a budget.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive | Ben Jacobs | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHow do you find the materials, and how do you manage to get them across New York to the sites?
#Setinthestreet: Your Street Corner Is Their Art Project | James Joiner | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAres said there are instances where savvy gankers manage to exploit loopholes.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks | M.L. Nestel | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHow do you create and manage the many narrative threads required for a group of characters?
Gail Simone’s Bisexual Catman and the ‘Secret Six’ | Rich Goldstein | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST"I'm afraid I couldn't quite manage that, my dear boy," your fond parent would respond.
Two men would manage an engine capable of performing the work of 100 horses.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickStick around the camp in the morning if you can manage it, till they start, and notice which way all those fellows go.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairSomebody must explain and manage the entertainment in the radio tent, and who better than Jessie?
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseNo doubt he is,” replied Sam; “but how will you manage to haul him up and prove that he has been swindling the old woman?
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for manage
/ (ˈmænɪdʒ) /
(also intr) to be in charge (of); administer: to manage one's affairs; to manage a shop
to succeed in being able (to do something) despite obstacles; contrive: did you manage to go to sleep?
to have room, time, etc, for: can you manage dinner tomorrow?
to exercise control or domination over, often in a tactful or guileful manner
(intr) to contrive to carry on despite difficulties, esp financial ones: he managed quite well on very little money
to wield or handle (a weapon)
rare to be frugal in the use of
an archaic word for manège
Origin of manage
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