man·age (m n  j)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. [Italian maneggiare, from Vulgar Latin *manidi  re, from Latin manus, hand; see man-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 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" 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" 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" 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" 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" | |
| 4. | manage - watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" 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 | |
| 6. | manage - carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here" | |
| 7. | manage - handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well" 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" |
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 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
Translations
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
manage [ˈmænɪdʒ] vi to manage to do sth → es schaffen, etw zu tun;
(get by financially) → zurechtkommen vt (business, organization) → leiten;
(control) → zurechtkommen mit;
v manage [ˈmӕnidʒ]
1 to be in control or charge of My lawyer manages all my legal affairs / money. hanteer, bestuur يُدير، يُدَبِّر الأمور управлявам vést styre; forvalte verwalten (δια)χειρίζομαι dirigir, llevar, administrar korraldama کنترل کردن hoitaa gérer לְנָהֵל संभालना baratati irányít, intéz, kezel mengurus sjá um gestire 管理する 맡다 tvarkyti, būti atsakingam pārzināt mengurus beheren skjøtte, ta hånd om, se til prowadzić tratar de a conduce, a administra вести дела viesť upravljati upravljati sköta, ha hand om, hantera จัดการ idare etmek 處理, 管理 керувати; завідувати انتظام، بندوبست کرنا quản lý 处理
2 to be manager of James manages the local football team. bestuur يُدير شُؤون ръководя trénovat, vést lede leiten διευθύνω administrar, llevar juhtima مدیریت کردن toimia managerina administrer לְנָהֵל चलाना, प्रबंध करना upravljati vezet menjadi pengurus stÿra, sjá um amministrare, dirigere ～の監督となる 경영[]하다 būti vadybininku, reikalų tvarkytoju vadīt; strādāt par menedžeri menjadi pengurus leiden lede, bestyre stać na czele, kierować treinar a conduce руководить trénovať skrbeti za voditi leda, ha hand om บริหาร yönetmek 經營, 領導 управляти, вести منتظم ہونا lãnh đạo 经营
3 to deal with, or control She's good at managing people. hanteer, bestuur يَتَعامَل مَع справям се řídit lede; styre umgehen mit διοικώ, ελέγχω llevar, manejar kohtlema اداره کردن käsitellä diriger לְנָהֵל संभालना, क़ाबू या वश में रख़ना या करना voditi foglalkozik vmivel; bánik vkivel berurusan ráða við, stjórna dirigere 扱う 다루다 vadovauti, susitvarkyti su, (su)valdyti apieties; tikt galā ar berurusan omgaan met behandle, manipulere dawać sobie radę z, obchodzić się z lidar com a conduce, a controla управлять riadiť ravnati ophoditi se hantera, leda บริหาร idare etmek, hakim olmak 應付﹐處理 керувати معاملہ کرنا kiểm soát 管理
4 to be able to do something; to succeed or cope Will you manage to repair your bicycle?; Can you manage (to eat) some more meat? regkry يَسْتَطيع، يَنْجَح أن успявам dokázat; zvládnout klare zustande bringen καταφέρνω, κατορθώνω, μπορώ conseguir, lograr hakkama saama از پیش بردن kyetä réussir לְהַצלִיחַ लक्ष्य प्राप्ति में सफल होना biti sposoban sikerül; tud;„megy” mampu takast riuscire なんとかやる 해내다 galėti, pajėgti spēt mampu in staat zijn tot klare, greie, makte poradzić (sobie z), zdołać conseguir a reuşi справляться dokázať zmoči uspeti lyckas, klara [] สำเร็จ ...-e bilmek, becermek 設法做到﹐盡力而為 справитися, впоратися کامیابی حاصل کرنا giải quyết 设法，吃
adj manageable
(negativeunmanageable)
1 that can be controlled The children are not very manageable. hanteerbaar سَهْل الإنْقِياد، مُمْكِن قِيادتُه контролируем ovladatelný, poddajný medgørlig fügsam καλόβολος tratable, dócil hõlpsasti koheldav قابل کنترل کردن helposti kontrolloitava maniable נִיתָן לִשלִיטָה नियन्त्रणीय poslušan kezelhető, irányítható bisa dikontrol viðráðanlegur controllabile 扱いやすい 다루기 쉬운 suvaldomas paklausīgs boleh dikawal handelbaar lett å styre, medgjørlig posłuszny controlável docil, ascultător управляемый poslušný vodljiv poslušan []hanterlig, foglig ซึ่งควบคุมได้ง่าย idare edilir 易管理的 смирний قابو میں رکھنے کے قابل có thể quản lý được 易管理的
2 that can be done Are you finding this work manageable? hanteerbaar, doenbaar يُمْكِن تَنْفيذُه изпълним zvládnutelný overkommelig leicht zu handhaben εφικτός, στα μέτρα μου manejable teostatav قابل اجرا faisable ניתן לניהול संचालनीय, नियन्त्रणीय, वश्य upravljiv megcsinálható bisa dikerjakan viðráðanlegur fattibile 処理しやすい 처리할 수 있는 įvykdomas padarāms boleh dilakukan uitvoerbaar overkommelig wykonalny possível uşor de făcut выполнимый zvládnuteľný izvedljiv izvodljiv görlig ซึ่งสามารถจัดการได้ง่าย yapılabilir 易辦的 здійсненний قابل حصول dễ sử dụng 易办的
n manageaˈbility
hanteerbaarheid مُرونَه، سُهولَة القِيادَه управляемост ovladatelnost overkommelighed die Fügsamkeit εύκολη μεταχείριση manejo fácil hõlpkoheldavus قابلیت اداره helposti hallittava maniabilité נִיהוּלִיוּת संचालनीयता, नियंत्रणीयता upravljivost kezelhetőség; megvalósíthatóság kemampuan mengerjakan viðráðanleiki maneggevolezza, l'essere fattibile 扱いやすさ 다루기 용이함 suvaldomumas izpildāmība; paklausīgums boleh dilakukan uitvoerbaarheid medgjørlighet; overkommelighet wykonalność manejo fácil supunere; docilitate сговорчивость ovládateľnosť vodljivost izvodljivost []hanterlighet, görlighet การจัดการได้ yönetilebilme 易處理 поступливість تکمیل ہونے والے tính có thể điều khiển 易处理
n management
1 the art of managing The management of this company is a difficult task. bestuur إدارَه управление řízení, správa ledelse; styring diee Verwaltung, das Management διεύθυνση, διοίκηση, διαχείριση dirección, administración, gestión juhtimine مدیریت johtaminen gestion, administration נִיהוּל प्रबंध upravljanje vezetés manajemen stjórnun, rekstur gestione, amministrazione 経営 경영, 관리 valdymas, vadyba vadīšana; pārzināšana pengurusan leiding drift, ledelse, forvaltning zarządzanie administração management, conducere; administrare управление riadenie vodenje rukovođenje skötsel, ledande, hanterande การจัดการ yönetme 管理 управління انتظام việc quản lý 管理
2 or noun plural the managers of a firm etc as a group The management has/have agreed to pay the workers more. bestuur, bestuurders الإدارَه، المُديرون ръководство vedení ledelse; direktion die Geschäftsleitung διεύθυνση junta directiva, consejo de administración juhtkond هیئت مدیره direction הַנהָלָה प्रबंध कौशल uprava vezetőség, menedzsment manajemen stjórn direzione 経営者側 경영진 valdyba, administracija vadība; direkcija; administrācija pengurusan directie ledelse, administrasjon, styre kierownictwo direcção conducere администрация vedenie vodstvo rukovodstvo ledning คณะผู้บริหาร yönetim, idare 資方 керівництво; менеджмент انتظامیہ ban quản lý 资方
n manager
a person who is in charge of eg a business, football team etc the manager of the new store. bestuurder مُدير мениджър ředitel, manažer, vedoucí leder; træner; manager; direktør der/die Verwalter(in), der/die Manager(in) διευθυντής, διαχειριστής director, gerente; directora, gerenta juhataja, korraldaja, mänedþer مدیر päällikkö, johtaja, manageri directeur, trice, gérant/-ante מְנָהֵל, מְנַהֶלֶת प्रबंधक upravitelj vezető, menedzser manajer framkvæmdastjóri direttore, direttrice, amministratore, amministratrice, manager 経営者 지배인, 경영자 valdytojas, vadovas, direktorius, vadybininkas menedžeris; direktors; vadītājs pengurus directeur (daglig) leder, disponent, direktør zarządzający, kierownik, dyrektor director manager; director; administrator менеджер riaditeľ, manažér, vedúci vodja poslovođa direktör, chef, manager คณะผู้บริหาร yönetici, müdür 經理 менеджер منتظم کار người quản lý 经理
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