manage

present (v1)

manage

past (v2)

managed

past participle (v3)

managed

present participle

managing

3rd person singular

manages

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To direct or be in charge of.

   • Even though Jack is a novice, he manages his team with great success.

2. 2.To handle or control (a situation, job).

   • The government managed the inflation very poorly.

3. 3.To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.).

   • It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant subjects.

4. 4.To succeed at an attempt in spite of difficulty.

   • He managed to climb the tower.
   • She somehow managed to sit on the wet paint.
   • Despite that, Swindon should have been level in stoppage time, but Mathieu Baudry somehow managed to put a free header over the crossbar from point-blank range.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Manège.

   • You must draw [the horse] in his career with his manage, and turn, doing the corvetto, leaping &c.

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By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Rare

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Rare

Literature

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Antonyms

• fail

Word family

• man
• management
• manager