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man·age

(măn′ĭj)

v. man·aged, man·ag·ing, man·ag·es

v.tr.

a. To have charge of; direct or administer: manage a company; manage a portfolio of assets. See Synonyms at conduct.

b. To exert control over; regulate or limit toward a desired end: manage the news to minimize political repercussions; managed smokestack emissions.

c. To direct or supervise (employees or other staff): She manages 20 people in the department.

d. To act as the manager of (a performer, for example).

2. To succeed in accomplishing, achieving, or producing, especially with difficulty: managed to get a promotion; managed a polite goodbye.

3. To succeed in coping or dealing with: a drug that improves patients' ability to manage their disease.

v.intr.

1. To direct or conduct business affairs.

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

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

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manage

(ˈmænɪdʒ)

vb (mainly tr)

1. (also intr) to be in charge (of); administer: to manage one's affairs; to manage a shop.

2. to succeed in being able (to do something) despite obstacles; contrive: did you manage to go to sleep?.

3. to have room, time, etc, for: can you manage dinner tomorrow?.

4. to exercise control or domination over, often in a tactful or guileful manner

5. (intr) to contrive to carry on despite difficulties, esp financial ones: he managed quite well on very little money.

6. (Military) to wield or handle (a weapon)

7. rare to be frugal in the use of

(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) an archaic word for manège

[C16: from Italian maneggiare to control, train (esp horses), ultimately from Latin manus hand]

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man•age

(ˈmæn ɪdʒ)

v. -aged, -ag•ing. v.t.

1. to bring about or succeed in accomplishing; contrive: They managed to see the governor.

a. to take charge of; supervise: to manage a business.

b. to handle the career or functioning of: to manage a performer.

3. to dominate or influence by tact, flattery, or artifice: to manage a difficult child.

4. to control in action or use: managing a boat in a storm.

v.i.

5. to be in charge or control of an enterprise, business, etc.

6. to function; get along: to manage without a car.

[1555–65; < Italian maneggiare to handle, derivative of mano < Latin manus hand]

man′age•a•ble, adj.

man`age•a•bil′i•ty, man′age•a•ble•ness, n.

man′age•a•bly, adv.

manage

- Once a noun meaning "age at which one becomes a man."

manage

– arrange

1. 'manage'

If you manage to do something, you succeed in doing it.

Manuel managed to finish the work on time.

How did you manage to convince her?

Be Careful!
Use a to-infinitive, not an -ing form, after manage. Don't say, for example, 'How did you manage convincing her?'

2. 'arrange'

Don't use a that-clause after manage. Don't say, for example, that you 'manage that something is done'. Say that you arrange for something to be done.

He had arranged for me to be met at the airport.

Don't say that you 'manage that someone does something'. Say that you arrange for someone to do something.

I had arranged for a photographer to take pictures of the team.

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manage

Past participle: managed
Gerund: managing

Imperative
manage
manage

Present
I manage
you manage
he/she/it manages
we manage
you manage
they manage

Preterite
I managed
you managed
he/she/it managed
we managed
you managed
they managed

Present Continuous
I am managing
you are managing
he/she/it is managing
we are managing
you are managing
they are managing

Present Perfect
I have managed
you have managed
he/she/it has managed
we have managed
you have managed
they have managed

Past Continuous
I was managing
you were managing
he/she/it was managing
we were managing
you were managing
they were managing

Past Perfect
I had managed
you had managed
he/she/it had managed
we had managed
you had managed
they had managed

Future
I will manage
you will manage
he/she/it will manage
we will manage
you will manage
they will manage

Future Perfect
I will have managed
you will have managed
he/she/it will have managed
we will have managed
you will have managed
they will have managed

Future Continuous
I will be managing
you will be managing
he/she/it will be managing
we will be managing
you will be managing
they will be managing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been managing
you have been managing
he/she/it has been managing
we have been managing
you have been managing
they have been managing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been managing
you will have been managing
he/she/it will have been managing
we will have been managing
you will have been managing
they will have been managing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been managing
you had been managing
he/she/it had been managing
we had been managing
you had been managing
they had been managing

Conditional
I would manage
you would manage
he/she/it would manage
we would manage
you would manage
they would manage

Past Conditional
I would have managed
you would have managed
he/she/it would have managed
we would have managed
you would have managed
they would have managed

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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

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 Within two years, he was managing the store.

2. organize, use, handle, govern, regulate Managing your time is increasingly important.

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 How did your mother manage when he left?

4. perform, do, deal with, achieve, carry out, undertake, cope with, accomplish, contrive, finish off, bring about or off those who can only manage a few hours of work

5. control, influence, guide, handle, master, dominate, manipulate Her daughter couldn't manage the horse.

6. steer, operate, pilot managing a car well in bad conditions

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manage

verb

1. To control or direct the functioning of:

operate, run, use, work.

2. To control the course of (an activity):

carry on, conduct, direct, operate, run, steer.

3. To have charge of (the affairs of others):

administer, administrate, direct, govern, head, run, superintend, supervise.

4. To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances:

do, fare, fend, get along, get by, muddle through, shift.

Informal: make out.

Idioms: make do, make shift.

Translations

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manejar conseguir dirigir gestionar ir tirando

manage

[ˈmænɪdʒ]

A. VT

1. (= direct) [+ firm, economy, shop] → dirigir, administrar; [+ employees, team] → dirigir; [+ time, property, money] → administrar; [+ household] → llevar (Comput) [+ system, network] → gestionar
he's been managing my affairs for years → lleva años encargándose de mis asuntos, hace años que lleva mis asuntos
managed currency → moneda f controlada or dirigida
managed economy → economía f planificada or dirigida
managed fund → fondo m controlado or dirigido

2. (= cope with, control) [+ situation] → manejar; [+ suitcases, packages] → poder con; [+ animal] → dominar
you managed the situation very well → manejaste muy bien la situación
can you manage the cases? → ¿puedes con las maletas?
he has no idea how to manage children → no tiene ni idea de cómo manejar or controlar a los niños
he's clever at managing people → se le da bien manejar a la gente

3. (= achieve) they've managed only one win this season → sólo han conseguido una victoria esta temporada
can you manage two more in the car? → ¿te caben dos más en el coche?
can you manage eight o'clock? → ¿puedes estar para las ocho?
I can't manage Friday → el viernes no puedo
to manage to do sth → lograr hacer algo, conseguir hacer algo
how did you manage not to spill it? → ¿cómo lograste or conseguiste no derramarlo?
he managed not to get his feet wet → logró or consiguió no mojarse los pies
he managed to annoy everybody → consiguió irritar a todo el mundo
£20 is all I can manage → 20 libras es todo lo que puedo dar or pagar
can you manage another cup? → ¿quieres otra taza?
I couldn't manage another mouthful → no podría comer ni un bocado más
£20 is the most I can manage → 20 libras es todo lo que puedo dar or pagar

4. (pej) (= manipulate) [+ news, election] → manipular

B. VI

1. (= cope) (with situation) → arreglárselas; (financially) → arreglarse, arreglárselas
can you manage? (= deal with situation) → ¿puedes arreglártelas?; (= carry sth) → ¿puedes con eso?
thanks, I can manage → gracias, yo puedo
she manages on her pension/on £60 a week → se (las) arregla con la pensión/con 60 libras a la semana
to manage without sth/sb "do you need the car?" - "I can manage without it" → -¿necesitas el coche? -me (las) puedo arreglar or apañar sin él
I don't know how we'd have managed without her → no sé cómo nos (las) hubiéramos arreglado or apañado sin ella

2. (= direct, administrate) → dirigir

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manage

(ˈmӕnidʒ) verb

1. to be in control or charge of. My lawyer manages all my legal affairs / money.dirigir, llevar, administrar

2. to be manager of. James manages the local football team.administrar, llevar

3. to deal with, or control. She's good at managing people.llevar, manejar

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?conseguir, lograr

ˈmanageable adjective

(negative unmanageable).

1. that can be controlled. The children are not very manageable.tratable, dócil

2. that can be done. Are you finding this work manageable?manejable

ˌmanageaˈbility noun

manejo fácil

ˈmanagement noun

1. the art of managing. The management of this company is a difficult task.dirección, administración, gestión

2. or noun plural the managers of a firm etc as a group. The management has/have agreed to pay the workers more.junta directiva, consejo de administración

ˈmanager – feminine ˌmanageˈress – noun

a person who is in charge of eg a business, football team etc. the manager of the new store.director, gerente; directora, gerenta

manage

→ gestionar

manage

vt manejar, gestionar, administrar

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As for me, I could manage to get along quite well without beer.

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"Should you call it bad news to be told that you were to live at Stone Court, and manage the farm, and be remarkably prudent, and save money every year till all the stock and furniture were your own, and you were a distinguished agricultural character, as Mr.

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"What is it that I manage? I don't know," returned Biddy, smiling.

"How do you manage, Biddy," said I, "to learn everything that I learn, and always to keep up with me?" I was beginning to be rather vain of my knowledge, for I spent my birthday guineas on it, and set aside the greater part of my pocket-money for similar investment; though I have no doubt, now, that the little I knew was extremely dear at the price.

"I might as well ask you," said Biddy, "how you manage?"

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But seeing I was likely either to settle on the other side of the bay, or might perhaps have a mind to go back to England again, if I would let him be my steward he would manage it for me, as he had done for himself, and that he believed he should be able to send me as much tobacco to England from it as would yield me about #100 a year, sometimes more.

The next day he brings me an obligation under his hand and seal, whereby he engaged himself to manage and improve the plantation for my account, and with his utmost skill, and to remit the produce to my order wherever I should be; and withal, to be obliged himself to make up the produce #100 a year to me.

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While he lamented and bewailed his sores and bruises, and cried loudly for help, a neighbor ran to the well, and learning what had happened said: "Hark ye, old fellow, why, in striving to pry into what is in heaven, do you not manage to see what is on earth?'

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Sometimes I feel rather lonely, especially in the evening; but I generally manage to interest myself in something or in some one.

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Throughout the 1990s, the easiest way to manage storage for non-mainframe systems had traditionally been accomplished by simply adding more storage capacity.

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Bosman, executive vice president at FM Global, a commercial and industrial property insurance company, says that the global focus on corporate governance in the last five to seven years has resulted in companies trying to manage newer risks in conjunction with more traditional risk.

C-suites gaining another member: increasingly, larger companies are naming a chief risk officer to oversee complex risk management strategies. Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF) looks at this evolving role and who is filling it

The CONTROL-M solution, which manages batch processing in both the distributed and mainframe environments, allows ATPCO to proactively manage batch processes according to their importance to the business, thus helping them achieve Business Service Management (BSM).

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