manage

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/ ˈmæn ɪdʒ /

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verb (used with object), man·aged, man·ag·ing.

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.

verb (used without object), man·aged, man·ag·ing.

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR manage

1 arrange, contrive.

4 guide, conduct, regulate, engineer.

5 handle, manipulate.

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Origin of manage

1555–65; earlier manege<Italian maneggiare to handle, train (horses), derivative of mano<Latin manus hand

synonym study for manage

4. See rule.

OTHER WORDS FROM manage

o·ver·man·age, verb (used with object), o·ver·man·aged, o·ver·man·ag·ing.quasi-managed, adjectiveself-man·ag·ing, adjectiveun·der·man·age, verb (used with object), un·der·man·aged, un·der·man·ag·ing.

un·der·man·aged, adjectiveun·man·aged, adjectivewell-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.
You’ve been invited to Clubhouse. Your privacy hasn’t.|Sara Morrison|February 12, 2021|Vox
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 Post
Of 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 Watch
These 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 Review

Zeta 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|DAILY BEAST
It 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|DAILY BEAST
How do you find the materials, and how do you manage to get them across New York to the sites?
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Ares 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|DAILY BEAST
How 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|DAILY BEAST
"I'm afraid I couldn't quite manage that, my dear boy," your fond parent would respond.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
Two men would manage an engine capable of performing the work of 100 horses.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
Stick 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. Sinclair
Somebody must explain and manage the entertainment in the radio tent, and who better than Jessie?
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
No 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

manage

/ (ˈmænɪdʒ) /

verb (mainly tr)

(also intr) to be in charge (of); administerto manage one's affairs; to manage a shop

to succeed in being able (to do something) despite obstacles; contrivedid you manage to go to sleep?

to have room, time, etc, forcan 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 oneshe managed quite well on very little money

to wield or handle (a weapon)

rare to be frugal in the use of

noun

an archaic word for manège

Word Origin for manage

C16: from Italian maneggiare to control, train (esp horses), ultimately from Latin manus hand

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