manage
verb (used with object)
to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship.
managed
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past participleof manage.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof manage.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
manageverb (used with object)to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship.
Example Sentences
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“They managed to get to Pacific Palisades because they worked hard, they saved their money,” Pascoe said, “not because someone gave it to them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Challenging Beggs, Taylor said: "Well just a moment there - what about the evidential scene with Ian Coates and what happened there? Would you say that was well managed?"
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The 35-year-old has managed to set himself up in a fashionable district, even though informal businesses like his are mostly confined to poorer neighbourhoods.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
You will either do this manually, by picking stocks and bonds yourself; go to a financial adviser for help; or choose a target-date fund or similar actively managed fund to do it for you.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
“I managed to snag it after you dropped it. The boar did try to impale me too, but… perks of being a ghost, and all that.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
