Manage

From open-dictionary.com - the free dictionary.

Table of contents

Etymology

Italian maneggiare "handle, manage", from Vulgar Latin *manidiare "handle" (whence also Spanish manejar), derived from Latin manus "hand".

Pronunciation

	IPA	SAMPA
GenAm	/ˈmænəʤ/	/"m{n@dZ/

Hyphenation: man·age
Rhymes: -ænədʒ

Verb

manage (past and past participle: managed)

To direct or be in charge of (e.g., an organization)
To handle or control, to force
To succeed at an attempt: he managed to climb the tower
To achieve without fuss, or without outside help.

Derived terms

WordNet Definitions

six

1. 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. 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. cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage -- (come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day").
4. oversee, supervise, superintend, manage -- (watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?").
5. wangle, finagle, manage -- (achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods).
6. do, manage -- (carry on or manage; "We could do with a little more help around here").

About Open Dictionary

Open Dictionary

New Frontier Information Network

open-dictionary.com

Mozilla Firefox

Opera

Microsoft Internet Explorer