manage (ˈmænɪdʒ
)
Definitions
verb (mainly tr)
- (also intr) to be in charge (of); administer ⇒
to manage one's affairs
to manage a shop
- to succeed in being able (to do something) despite obstacles; contrive ⇒
did you manage to go to sleep?
- to have room, time, etc, for ⇒
can 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 ones ⇒
he 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
C16: from Italian maneggiare to control, train (esp horses), ultimately from Latin manus handSynonyms
View thesaurus entry= be in charge of
run,
handle,
rule,
direct,
conduct,
command,
govern,
administer,
oversee,
supervise,
preside over be head of call the shots in
superintend,
call the tune in
=
cope,
survive,
shift,
succeed,
get on,
carry on,
fare,
get through,
make out,
cut it,
get along,
make do,
get by,
crack it
muddle through,
Translations
- British English:
manage
If you manage an organization, business, or system, or the people who work in it, you are responsible for controlling them.Most factories in the area are obsolete and badly managed.ˈmænɪdʒ VERB Most factories in the area are obsolete and badly managed.
- Spanish:
gestionar
v
- French:
gérer
vt
- German:
schaffen
v
- Chinese: 管理 v
- Arabic: يُدِيرُ vt
- Portuguese: conseguir v
- Russian: управлять v
- Croatian: rukovoditi v
- Czech: zvládnout v zvládat
- Danish: klare v
- Dutch: beheren v
- Finnish: pystyä v
- Greek: καταφέρνω v
- Italian: riuscire v
- Japanese: うまく･･･する v
- Korean: 관리하다 v
- Norwegian: klare v
- Polish: zarządzić v zarządzać
- Brazilian Portuguese: gerenciar vt
- European Spanish:
gestionar
v
- Swedish: klara av v
- Thai: จัดการ v
- Turkish: başarmak v
- Vietnamese: xoay xở v
Usage examples
She wanted to be as close to Carol Jordan as she could manage.
, THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)Many players who could only manage one or two matches for Busby a season would book early for the Nayyar feast.
Country Life (2004)You have to establish whether you wish the agent only to secure tenants for you or also to collect rent and manage the property.
Irish Times (2002)But the teenager could only manage a 72 yesterday as he finished on 137, seven under par.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Then a few years passed and Eddie didn't manage to get them out of Holland Road and the shabby house.
, THE TURN OF THE TIDE (2004)