Verb: manage ma-nij
- Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
"She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old";
- deal, care, handle
- Be successful; achieve a goal
"I managed to carry the box upstairs";
- pull off, negotiate, bring off, carry off
- Watch and direct
"Who is managing this project?";
- oversee, supervise, superintend
- Handle effectively
"The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well";
- wield, handle
- Succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
"We managed on just a gallon of gas";
- get by, make do
- Achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
"She managed to get backstage passes by sweet-talking the security guard";
- wangle [informal]
- Carry on or function
"We could manage with a little more help around here";
- do
- Engage with and attempt to overcome a difficulty or challenge
"How do you manage with all that work?";
- cope, contend, deal, grapple
Derived forms: managed, managing, manages
Type of: accomplish, achieve, act, administer, administrate, attain, bear on, bring home the bacon [informal], carry on, come through, come up trumps [Brit, informal], command, continue, control, deliver the goods, manipulate, move, preserve, reach, succeed, turn up trumps [Brit, informal], uphold, win
Encyclopedia: Manage, Belgium