English dictionary
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English verb: manage | |||
| 1. | manage (social) be successful; achieve a goal | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | bring off, carry off, negociate, pull off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win | ||
| Antonyms | fail | ||
| 2. | manage (social) be in charge of, act on, or dispose of | ||
| Samples | I can deal with this crew of workers. This blender can't handle nuts. She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old. | ||
| Synonyms | care, deal, handle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | command, control | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | administer, administrate, carry on, come to grips, conduct, coordinate, deal, direct, dispose of, get to grips, juggle, mind, misconduct, mishandle, mismanage, organise, organize, process, take care, touch, work | ||
| 3. | manage (social) come to terms with | ||
| Samples | We got by on just a gallon of gas. They made do on half a loaf of bread every day. | ||
| Synonyms | contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cope with, cut, extemporize, fend, hack, improvise, match, meet, rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by | ||
| 4. | manage (social) watch and direct | ||
| Samples | Who is overseeing this project?. | ||
| Synonyms | oversee, superintend, supervise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | administer, administrate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | build | ||
| 5. | manage (social) achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods | ||
| Synonyms | finagle, wangle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accomplish, achieve, attain, reach | ||
| 6. | manage (social) carry on or function | ||
| Samples | We could do with a little more help around here. | ||
| Synonyms | do | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| 7. | manage (contact) handle effectively | ||
| Samples | The burglar wielded an axe. The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well. | ||
| Synonyms | handle, wield | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | manipulate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ply, pump, sweep, swing, swing out | ||
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