noun
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The act of managing or controlling something.
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(horseriding) Manège.
verb
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To direct or be in charge of.
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To handle or control (a situation, job).
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To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.).
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To succeed at an attempt.
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He managed to climb the tower.
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To achieve (something) without fuss, or without outside help.
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It's a tough job, but I'll manage.
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To train (a horse) in the manège; to exercise in graceful or artful action.
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To treat with care; to husband.
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To bring about; to contrive.
Examples of manage in a Sentence
How did he manage to keep everything in such good condition?
Jonny, I can't manage this guy.
We'll manage very well without a doctor.
How did he always manage to do that?
It wasn't the first time Alex had been gone for over a week, leaving her to manage the farm and the children.
I manage who and what comes through these gates.
Of course the little ones cannot spell on their fingers; but I manage to read their lips.
I did manage to get all that grass whacked down.
I didn't manage to say much before I heard the sound of breaking glass.
How did you manage to keep all that a secret... and why?
How in the world did you two manage to live in the same house without sleeping together?
Not many people can take me by surprise, but you manage to every time we're together.
It would be interesting to see how he planned to manage someone equally cagy.
The world of many things surrounds us; our notions, by which we manage correctly or incorrectly to describe it, are also ready made.
I manage the destinies of billions of the living.
She ate in silence, wondering how she could manage the hike to the car.
The regimental officers had all acquired their rank before the enemy and knew how to manage their men, and of the men themselves nearly two-thirds had seen active service.
So can I. I got along before I hired you and I think I can manage one meal now.
I'm pretty sure you'll manage.
In January 1667 he was one of three appointed to manage the evidence at the hearing of the impeachment of Lord Mordaunt, and in November of the same year spoke in defence of Clarendon, so far as the sale of Dunkirk was concerned, and opposed his banishment, and this appears to have been the last time that he addressed the house.
Deidre couldn't manage a response to such a ridiculous statement.
All they claim is municipal autonomy; the right to manage their own affairs within the city walls, to fight their battles as they choose, and to follow their several ends unchecked.
I wouldn't give it all up, and he wanted no part of the soulless corporation I manage. I made him leave me.
The peasants are rioting, and you can't manage them?
All the brothers were, because Andre alone had been able to manage the different personalities in such a way that they all trusted him.
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The well-read and intelligent bee-keeper, content to work on orthodox lines, will be able to manage an apiary - large or small - by guiding and controlling the countless army he commands in a way that will yield him both pleasure and profit.
The same Immortal would balance the damage done by past-Deidre when she raised Wynn and help Rhyn manage the Council and Immortals.
She felt him lift her, falter with the shaking earth, then manage to heft her on top of a horse.
Somewhat bewildered he said, "I would love to know how you manage to turn up everywhere?"
He is equally circumspect on the issue of whether outside promoters will manage these tours.
They were reluctant to admit they can't manage.
You will have first class verbal and written communication skills and the ability to manage and develop multiple accounts.
We manage your college bookstore - You keep the cash!
That said, the film does manage to hit a few genuinely hilarious or sweet notes.
He was assisted by a council of bishops and clergy, and was represented in each province by a bishop. This imperium in imperio secured to the Armenians a recognized position before the law, the free enjoyment of their religion, the possession of their churches and monasteries, and the right to educate their children and manage their municipal affairs.
Yes, and that's a coincidence that bothers me but me might learn something if Howie and Quinn manage to go back there.
It's still not too late to find a decent abode should you manage to join us at Glamorgan in 2006 through Clearing.
The company directors may sometimes appoint managers or attorneys of the company, granting them certain powers to manage the affairs of the company.
They may even manage to make them all alliterate.
All they have to do is manage for a day or so among the strange customs without offending anybody.
The starting point of the duty is to manage any asbestos in a building, not to remove all asbestos.
But we couldn't see a way to manage the costs and the safety aspects.
To manage autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia (ARCA) patients in specialist clinics and collect blood samples and clinical data.
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People who have convictions for dishonesty or who are un discharged bankrupts are not allowed by law to manage or control charities.
Here, nursing staff and clinicians work together where it matters at the patients bedside, to direct and manage patient care.
It came with a lychee and coconut beignet that I couldn't manage but the husband thought was so good he ate both.
Four of us can't manage to combine lifting the thing up with doing up the pinch bolts.
For a time I went about trying to trip myself up but did not manage to sustain even a bruise.