manage

man·age  (mnj)

v. man·aged, man·ag·ing, man·ag·es

v.tr.

1. To direct or control the use of; handle: manage a complex machine tool.

2.

a. To exert control over: "Managing the news . . . is the oldest game in town" James Reston. "A major crisis to be managed loomed on the horizon" Time.

b. To make submissive to one's authority, discipline, or persuasion.

3. To direct the affairs or interests of: manage a company; an agency that manages performers. See Synonyms at conduct.

4. To succeed in accomplishing or achieving, especially with difficulty; contrive or arrange: managed to get a promotion.

v.intr.

1. To direct or conduct business affairs.

2. To continue to get along; carry on: learning how to manage on my own.

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[Italian maneggiare, from Vulgar Latin *manidire, from Latin manus, hand; see man-² in Indo-European roots.]

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manage

Verb

[-aging, -aged]

1. to succeed in doing something: we finally managed to sell our old house

2. to be in charge of; administer: the company is badly managed

3. to have room or time for: can you manage lunch tomorrow?

4. to keep under control: she disapproved of taking drugs to manage stress

5. to struggle on despite difficulties, esp. financial ones: most people cannot manage on a cleaner's salary [Italian maneggiare to train (esp. horses)]

manageable adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	manage - be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs" bring off, carry off, negociate, pull off bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" fail - be unable; "I fail to understand your motives"
	2.	manage - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" handle, care, deal administer, administrate - work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of; "administer a program"; "she administers the funds" organize, organise - cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea work - cause to operate or function; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?" come to grips, get to grips - deal with (a problem or a subject); "I still have not come to grips with the death of my parents" dispose of - deal with or settle; "He disposed of these cases quickly" take care, mind - be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements" coordinate - bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts" juggle - deal with simultaneously; "She had to juggle her job and her children" process - deal with in a routine way; "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants" mismanage, misconduct, mishandle - manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged" direct - be in charge of control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" carry on, conduct, deal - direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" touch - deal with; usually used with a form of negation; "I wouldn't touch her with a ten-foot pole"; "The local Mafia won't touch gambling"
	3.	manage - come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" get by, grapple, make do, cope, deal, contend, make out act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" extemporize, improvise - manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks" fend - try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died" hack, cut - be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by - manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary" cope with, match, meet - satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams"
	4.	manage - watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" oversee, superintend, supervise administer, administrate - work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of; "administer a program"; "she administers the funds" build - order, supervise, or finance the construction of; "The government is building new schools in this state"
	5.	manage - achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods finagle, wangle achieve, attain, accomplish, reach - to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
	6.	manage - carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here" do
	7.	manage - handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well" wield, handle manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it ply - wield vigorously; "ply an axe" pump - operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal; "pump the gas pedal" swing out, swing, sweep - make a big sweeping gesture or movement

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manage

verb 1. be in charge of, run, handle, rule, direct, conduct, command, govern, administer, oversee, supervise, preside over, be head of, call the shots in, superintend, call the tune in

verb 2. organize, use, handle, govern, regulate

verb 3. cope, survive, shift, succeed, get on, carry on, fare, get through, make out, cut it (informal) get along, make do, get by (informal) crack it (informal) muddle through

verb 4. perform, do, deal with, achieve, carry out, undertake, cope with, accomplish, contrive, finish off, bring about or off

verb 5. control, influence, guide, handle, master, dominate, manipulate

verb 6. steer, operate, pilot

Translations

manage [ˈmænɪdʒ] vi → arreglárselas

vt (= be in charge of) → dirigir [+ person etc]; manejar;

to manage to do sth → conseguir hacer algo;

to manage without sth/sb → poder prescindir de algo/algn

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manage [ˈmænɪdʒ] vi → se débrouiller (= succeed); y arriver, réussir

vt [+ business] → gérer [+ team, operation]; diriger (= control) [+ ship] → manier, manœuvrer: [+ person]; savoir s'y prendre avec [+ device, things to do, carry etc]; arriver à se débrouiller avec, s'en tirer avec;

to manage to do → se débrouiller pour faire (= succeed); réussir à faire

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manage [ˈmænɪdʒ] vi to manage to do sth → es schaffen, etw zu tun;

(get by financially) → zurechtkommen vt (business, organization) → leiten;

(control) → zurechtkommen mit;

to manage without sb/sth → ohne jdn/etw auskommen;

well managed (business, shop etc) → gut geführt

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manage [ˈmænɪdʒ] vi → farcela

vt (= be in charge of) → occuparsi di [+ shop, restaurant]; gestire;

to manage without sth/sb → fare a meno di qc/qn;

to manage to do sth → riuscire a far qc