manage

manage is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

man - manage - many

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈmænəʤ/, SAMPA: /"m{n@dZ/

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Verb

Plain form manage

Third-person singular manages

Past tense managed

Past participle managed

Present participle managing

Manage is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. (transitive) If you manage something, you organise and control it.

   Other European countries manage their health services better than we do.

   The other two teams were managed by their local area directors.

2. (transitive & intransitive) If you manage something, you are able to do it or deal with it successfully.

   Even with the pain, somehow she managed a smile.

   I don't know how they manage with so little money.

Synonyms

• oversee
• direct
• get by

Related words

• manager
• management