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man·age (man′ij)

transitive verb managed -·aged, managing -·ag·ing

  1. Obsolete to train (a horse) in its paces; cause to do the exercises of the manège
  2. to control the movement or behavior of; handle
  3. to have charge of; direct; administer to manage a household
  4. Rare to use carefully; husband
  5. to get (a person) to do what one wishes, esp. by skill, tact, flattery, etc.
  6. to bring about by contriving; succeed in accomplishing: often used ironically [he managed to make a mess of it]

Etymology: It maneggiare < mano, hand < L manus: see manual

intransitive verb

  1. to conduct or direct affairs; carry on business
  2. to find ways to go on functioning; get along somehow; succeed in handling matters

noun

  1. manège
  2. management

Etymology: It maneggio < maneggiare: infl. by Fr ménage: see ménage

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manage Synonyms

manage

v.

  1. To direct

    lead, oversee, direct, administer, conduct, supervise, control, mastermind, engineer, carry on, execute, handle, watch, guide, engage in, officiate, pilot, steer, minister, regulate, manipulate, maneuver, dominate, officiate, superintend, preside, head, run, operate, administrate, quarterback, be at the head of, be responsible for, deal with, maintain, care for, take over, take care of, watch over, have in one's charge, look after, see to, train, instruct, disburse, distribute, husband, arrange, command, govern, steward, boss, occupy the chair, run the show*, call the shots, call the tune*, be at the helm*, take the helm*, run a tight ship*, be in the driver's seat*; see also command 2.

    Antonyms obey*, follow*, take orders.

  2. To contrive

    accomplish, bring about, effect; see achieve 1, contrive 2, succeed 1.

  3. To get along

    bear up, survive, scrape by*, get by*; see endure 2.

manage implies supervision that involves the personal handling of all details to manage a department; control implies firm direction by regulation or restraint and often connotes complete domination the school board controls the system; conduct implies supervising by using one's executive skill, knowledge, and wisdom to conduct a sales campaign; direct implies less supervision of actual details, but stresses the issuance of general orders or instructions to direct the construction of a dam


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manage Usage Examples

Object

  • risk: Manage risk within the e commerce context in order to minimize the impact of problems that emerge.

Modifying Another Word

  • somehow: They somehow manage to rescue Johnny but bullets rake the bedroom and the doctor is ( I think ) killed.

Infinitive complement

  • escape: A few manage to escape only to be hunted by The Ghost.

Preposition: with

  • stability: It is funded from a private endowment which is managed with long-term stability and growth in mind.

Preposition: for

  • wildlife: The aim of the morning is to explore a former farm now managed for wildlife.

Preposition: by

  • manager: Over £ 300 billion of investments are managed by fund managers based in Scotland.
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   Ohne Butter werden wir fertig, aber nicht beispielsweise ohne Kanonen.Wenn wir einmal u«  berfallen werden, dann k o« nnen wir uns nicht mit Butter, sondern nur mit Kanonen verteidigen. We can manage without butter but not, for example, without guns. If we are attacked, we can only defend ourselves with guns not butter.

-Goebbels, (Paul) Joseph

Trade could not be managed by those who manage it, if it had much difficulty.

-Johnson, Samuel known as Dr Johnson

Take my word for it, the silliest woman can manage a clever man; but ittakes a veryclever womantomanagea fool.

-Kipling, (Joseph) Rudyard

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