manage

/mˈænɪd‍ʒ/

/ˈmænədʒ/, /ˈmænɪdʒ/

[verb]

to manage

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to be in charge of the work of a team, organization, department, etc.

synonyms : care

deal

handle

to do something successfully, particularly something difficult

synonyms : bring off

carry off

negociate

pull off

antonyms : fail

to control or direct a team, a business, an organization, etc.

synonyms : oversee

superintend

supervise

succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

synonyms : contend

relating to or controlled by the autonomic nervous system

achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

synonyms : finagle

wangle

to control or handle something in a skillful or effective way

synonyms : handle

wield

carry on or function

synonyms : do

Examples

1. I could manage that.

2. We managed to raise him on his mobile phone.

3. We managed to lose our pursuers in the darkness.

4. He managed to catch some sleep during the long flight.

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