Meaning of manage in English

manage

verb

/ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/ us

/ˈmæn.ədʒ/

manage verb (SUCCEED)

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B1 [ I or T ]

to succeed in doing or dealing with something, especially something difficult:

[ + to infinitive ] Did you manage to get any bread?

I only just managed to finish on time.

A small dog had somehow managed to survive the fire.

I can't manage all this work on my own.

Don't worry about us - we'll manage!

mainly UK I'm afraid I can't manage the time (= to find enough time) to see you at the moment.

[ I ]

to succeed in living on a small amount of money:

After she lost her job, they had to manage on his salary.

[ T ]

to be able to attend or do something at a particular time:

Let's meet tomorrow - I can manage 3.

UK Can you manage dinner on Saturday?

Can't you manage any earlier?

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The car's quite full, but we could manage to squeeze another couple of people in.
How did you manage to get such a great job?
I don't know how actors manage to learn all those lines.
I'm afraid I have to go out for a while - will you be able to manage on your own?
How do you manage to work in this heat without air conditioning?

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Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling

Budgeting money

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manage verb (CONTROL)

B1 [ T ]

to be responsible for controlling or organizing someone or something, especially a business or employees:

Has she had any experience of managing large projects?

He's not very good at managing people.

His job involved managing large investment funds.

When you have a job as well as children to look after, you have to learn how to manage your time.

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mismanage

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I saw a harried-looking mother at the checkout trying to manage two small children and a mountain of shopping.
This mousse says it's designed to make hair glossy and easier to manage.
This is my first experience of managing other people, but I need to appear confident.
Derek manages our Agricultural Division.
There must be a better way to manage our household finances than this!

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Managing and organizing

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Phrasal verb

manage up

(Definition of manage from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

manage | American Dictionary

manage

verb

/ˈmæn·ɪdʒ/

manage verb (SUCCEED)

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[ I/T ]

to succeed in doing something, esp. something difficult:

[ + to infinitive ] The pilot managed to land the plane safely.

[ + to infinitive ] We managed to live on very little money.

[ I ] Don’t worry about us – we’ll manage.

manage verb (CONTROL)

[ T ]

to control or organize someone or something, esp. a business:

Does she have any experience managing large projects?

(Definition of manage from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

manage | Business English

manage

verb

/ˈmænɪdʒ/ us

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[ I or T ] MANAGEMENT, HR, WORKPLACE

to be in charge of and control a company, department, project, team, etc. :

Managing a large corporation has become more complex and challenging.

What kind of skills and qualities do people need to manage?

Early biotech companies typically were founded, staffed and managed by scientists.

He's not very good at managing people.

[ I or T ]

to be able to use something, for example time or money, in an effective way:

Young people often need help in managing their finances.

Can you give me some advice on how to manage my time better?

[ T ] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET

to be responsible for investing money for investors:

She works for a Boston-based private-equity firm that manages about $2 billion in energy industry investments.

All our funds are managed by expert investment advisors.

(Definition of manage from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of manage

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However, managing the amount of traces generated becomes a challenge.

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The analysis manages to introduce significant complexity into the often simplified representation of technological change by economists.

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In the other three cases, tenants were managing valiantly.

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Again, the way in which the individual has managed previous experiences of loss will be significant.

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Each practice operates through a system of organization where farmers are observed from above and are managed by the development institutions.

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His efforts managed to save about four hundred people.

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The results clearly showed the significance of managing temporal variability that is a function of several factors.

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Pastures were only managed in the sense that decisions were taken concerning the transfer of livestock from one region to another.

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The conflicts can be managed to reconcile the design perspectives.

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Experiences with designing and managing organic rotation trials.

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At all times, the land was managed by the farmer as grazed grassland.

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Prior to this phase, respondents noted comfort with their pedagogical role in terms of managing children and group teaching.

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He managed, in a high pro®le arts programme, to attain some sort of balance between the competing claims of aesthetic and utilitarian values.

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The business of being a human being is conceptualized, experienced, managed, and lived through in radically different ways.

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By that time many other black residents had managed to flee to safety.

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Translations of manage

in Chinese (Traditional)

成功, 成功做到，順利完成（尤指困難之事）, 勉強生活下去，勉強度日…

in Chinese (Simplified)

成功, 成功做到，胜利完成（尤指困难之事）, 勉强生活下去，勉强度日…

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lograr, administrar, dirigir…

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conseguir, administrar, gerenciar…

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जमवणे, मिळवणे, व्यवस्थापन करणे…

何とかやり遂げる, 管理する, 何（なん）とかする…

başarmak, becermek, ...a/ebilmek…

réussir, arriver à, diriger…

aconseguir, administrar, dirigir…

beheren, leiden, omgaan met…

எதையாவது செய்வதில் அல்லது கையாள்வதில் வெற்றிபெற, குறிப்பாக கடினமான ஒன்று, யாரோ அல்லது எதையாவது கட்டுப்படுத்தவோ அல்லது ஒழுங்கமைக்கவோ பொறுப்பாக இருக்க வேண்டும்…

(किसी कठिन कार्य को) करने में सफल होना, (किसी चीज़ जैसे व्यवसाय के लिए) ज़िम्मेदार होना, प्रबंधन करना…

કંઈક કરવામાં કે સંભાળી લેવામાં સફળ થવું, વિશેષ કરીને કંઈક મુશ્કેલ, વ્યવસ્થાપન…

styre, forvalte, lede…

sköta, ha hand om, hantera…

mengurus, menjadi pengurus, berurusan…

verwalten, leiten, umgehen mit…