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 Definitions of manage  [ˈmæn ɪdʒ]  

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Definition of 'manage' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) manage
to bring about or succeed in accomplishing; contrive:
They managed to see the governor.

2.  manage
to take charge of; supervise:
to manage a business.

3.  manage
to handle the career or functioning of:
to manage a performer.

4.  manage
to dominate or influence by tact, flattery, or artifice:
to manage a difficult child.

5.  manage
to control in action or use:
managing a boat in a storm.

6. (v.i.) manage
to be in charge or control of an enterprise, business, etc.

7.  manage
to function; get along:
to manage without a car.

Etymology:  (1555–65; < It maneggiare to handle, der. of mano < L manus hand)

Definition of 'manage' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage
be successful; achieve a goal
"She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"

2. (verb) manage, deal, care, handle
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
"I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

3. (verb) cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
come to terms with
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

4. (verb) oversee, supervise, superintend, manage
watch and direct
"Who is overseeing this project?"

5. (verb) wangle, finagle, manage
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

6. (verb) do, manage
carry on or function
"We could do with a little more help around here"

7. (verb) wield, handle, manage
handle effectively
"The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"


Definition of 'manage' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) manage
to be able to do successfully
"Do you need some help?" "No thanks, I think I can manage (it)."; I'm not sure I can manage to finish this on time.

2.  manage
to be in charge of
Who's managing the project?; My wife manages our finances.

3.  manage
to have enough money for the things you need to live
I have no idea how they manage on such a small salary.


Definition of 'manage' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) manage
the handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See Manege

2. (noun) manage
to have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle

3. (noun) manage
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

4. (noun) manage
to train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action

5. (noun) manage
to treat with care; to husband

6. (noun) manage
to bring about; to contrive

7. (verb) manage
to direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to administer


Translation of 'manage' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to be in control or charge of
My lawyer manages all my legal affairs / money.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: hanteer, bestuur Arabic flag Arabic: يُدير، يُدَبِّر الأمور Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: управлявам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: gerenciar Czech flag Czech: vést German flag German: verwalten
Danish flag Danish: styre; forvalte Greek flag Greek: (δια)χειρίζομαι Spanish flag Spanish: dirigir, llevar, administ
Estonian flag Estonian: korraldama Farsi flag Farsi: کنترل کردن Finnish flag Finnish: hallita
French flag French: gérer Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְנָהֵל Hindi flag Hindi: संभालना
Croatian flag Croatian: baratati Hungarian flag Hungarian: irányít, intéz, kezel Indonesian flag Indonesian: mengurus
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sjá um Italian flag Italian: gestire Japanese flag Japanese: 管理する
Korean flag Korean: 처리하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: tvarkyti, būti atsakingam Latvian flag Latvian: pārzināt
Malay flag Malay: mengurus Dutch flag Dutch: beheren Norwegian flag Norwegian: skjøtte, ta hånd om, se t
Polish flag Polish: prowadzić Persian flag Persian: کنترل کردن Pashto flag Pashto: تنظيم كول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: tratar de Romanian flag Romanian: a conduce, a administra Russian flag Russian: вести дела
Slovak flag Slovak: viesť Slovenian flag Slovenian: upravljati Serbian flag Serbian: upravljati
Swedish flag Swedish: sköta, ha hand om, hanter Thai flag Thai: จัดการ Turkish flag Turkish: idare etmek
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 處理, 管理 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: керувати; завідувати Urdu flag Urdu: انتظام، بندوبست کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: quản lý Chinese flag Chinese: 处理

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