Definition
Meaning of 'manage'
Meaning of 'manage' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Manage 
[ n.]
- The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a
horse; management; administration. See Manege. [ n.]- To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle.
- 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.
- To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action.
- To treat with care; to husband.
- To bring about; to contrive.
2. Manage [ v. i.]
- To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to
administer. [ v. i.]Meaning of 'manage' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. manage [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
- be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
Example in sentence:
- I can deal with this crew of workers;
- She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old;
- This blender can't handle nuts
Meaning (2):
- be successful; achieve a goal
- be successful; achieve a goal
Example in sentence:
- I managed to carry the box upstairs;
- She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it;
- She succeeded in persuading us all;
- The pianist negociated the difficult runs
Meaning (3):
- handle effectively
- handle effectively
Example in sentence:
- The burglar wielded an axe;
- The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well
Meaning (4):
- carry on or function
- carry on or function
Example in sentence:
- We could do with a little more help around here
Meaning (5):
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
Example in sentence:
- They made do on half a loaf of bread every day;
- We got by on just a gallon of gas
Meaning (6):
- watch and direct
- watch and direct
Example in sentence:
- Who is overseeing this project?
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