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- pronunciation:
- mae
nihj
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
manages, managing, managed |
| definition 1: |
When you manage something, you do things to control it and make it do what you want. If you manage your dog well, it does what you want it to do and goes where you want it to go. If someone manages a store, they hire people, train people, and make decisions to try to make the store a success.
Carmen's mom and dad own a store, and they manage it together. They make sure the people who work there are doing a good job, and they make sure they have enough things that people want to buy.- synonyms:
- direct, run, supervise
- similar words:
- conduct, control, guide
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| definition 2: |
If you manage to do something, you are able to do it even if it is hard.
Leah managed to save enough money to buy a nice birthday present for her mom.Somehow the prisoner managed to escape.- synonyms:
- succeed at
- similar words:
- deal, struggle with
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| definition 3: |
If you say you can manage, it means that you feel you will be able to go along or continue doing what you are doing without any big problems. You feel you will be OK and won't need any help.
My aunt asked my mom if she needed any help but my mom said she could manage.My mom and I managed fine without my dad for a couple of weeks, but we missed him.- similar words:
- continue, deal, do, fare, persist, survive
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| related words: |
afford, command, direct, discipline, exist, govern, head, hold, keep, lead, live, maintain, master, ride, run, take, treat, work |
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Manage is from an Italian word that means "to handle or direct (a horse)."
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