Sekirov Dictionary

manage

/ˈmæn.ɪd͡ʒ/

verb 10
noun 2
forms 5
phrases 3

verb10

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To direct or be in charge of.
- Even though Jack is a novice, he manages his team with great success.
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to be able to do something, even though it is difficult
- He managed to climb the tower.
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To achieve (something) without fuss, or without outside help.
- It's a tough job, but I'll manage.
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To manage to say; to say while fighting back embarrassment, laughter, etc.
- "That's nice, dear!", she managed.
•
To handle or control (a situation, job).
- The government managed the inflation very poorly.
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To end up doing something that could or should have been avoided.
- She somehow managed to sit on the wet paint.
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To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.).
- It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant subjects. — 1705
To train (a horse) in the manège; to exercise in graceful or artful action.
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(no longer used) To treat with care; to husband.
- [She] […]manages her last half-crown with care, And trudges to the Mall, on foot — 1673
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(no longer used) To bring about; to contrive.
- in a town of war, Yet wild, the people's hearts brimful of fear, To manage private and domestic quarrel, In night, and on the court and guard of safety! — 1603

noun2

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Manège.
- You must draw [the horse] in his career with his manage, and turn, doing the corvetto, leaping &c.. — 1622
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(no longer used) The act of managing or controlling something.
- the winged God himselfe Came riding on a Lion rauenous, Taught to obay the menage of that Elfe […]. — 1590

forms

managed · managing · manages · manageth · managest

Phrases with manage

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