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US
/ˈmænədʒ, ˈmænɪdʒ/
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[ UK /mˈænɪdʒ/ ]
[ UK /mˈænɪdʒ/ ]
VERB
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handle effectively
The burglar wielded an axe
The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well -
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
We got by on just a gallon of gas -
be successful; achieve a goal
I managed to carry the box upstairs
The pianist negociated the difficult runs
She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it
She succeeded in persuading us all -
watch and direct
Who is overseeing this project? -
carry on or function
We could do with a little more help around here -
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old
I can deal with this crew of workers
This blender can't handle nuts - achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
How To Use manage In A Sentence
- But at lunch on the first day we were approached by the helpful Hotel Manager Henri and offered a swap to an overwater bungalow.
- Management claimed the lockout was a temporary measure and that the plant would be reopened on May 9.
- Come to think of it, it should read "sententia" but you managed to misspell in Latin the word you misspelled in English. When Latin Tattoos Go Wrong
- Moreover, Mr Webb's point about what he calls disinterested management -- that is to say, the management of banks by officers whose remuneration bears no relation to the profit made on each piece of business transacted -- is one of the matters in which English banking seems likely at least to be modified. War-Time Financial Problems
- Commander Laurel D' ken smiled wryly as the blue haired officer said to Allison, ‘We'll need to nursemaid them a bit but I think they'd be able to manage well enough.’
- It felt like chewing string dipped in weed killer, but within a couple of minutes the trembling in his limbs gave way to a kind of enervated thrumming and the pounding in his head subsided to a manageable level. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
- He's managed to stay calm and controlled when the other slebs have been going a bit mad, and just got on with the winning.
- A leisurely breakfast - even the motel manager was moaning about the way the Italians "hogged" the muffins this morning and drank cups of milk instead of putting it on their bran flakes! TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com
- A repair job is bad enough; but an investment in managerial ego is worse. MANAGING FOR RESULTS
- Before that I was the sales manager with a Bombay consumer electricals company.