# manage

Pronunciation: say "MAN-ij" US /ˈmænədʒ/, UK /ˈmænɪdʒ/

## Verb

1. To direct or be in charge of a person, group, or organization.
   - Simple: To be in charge of a group, business, or activity.
   - _He has managed the regional office since the spring._
   - _Few people could manage such a large and divided department._
2. To succeed in doing something difficult, or to cope, especially with limited money, time, or help.
   - Simple: To be able to do something hard, or to get by, even with little money or help.
   - _With three jobs between them, the family somehow managed._
   - _Refugees often manage with almost nothing for months at a time._
3. To handle or control a situation, task, or job.
   - Simple: To deal with a situation or job and keep it under control.
   - _The supervisor managed the crisis calmly and kept everyone informed._
   - _Experienced pilots are trained to manage a sudden engine failure calmly, one step at a time._
4. To do something foolish or undesirable despite having an opportunity or an obligation to avoid it.
   - Simple: To end up doing something silly or bad that you could have avoided.
   - _Of all the days to be late, he managed to oversleep on interview morning._
   - _Leave them alone for an hour and they always manage to break something._
5. To succeed in saying something while holding back embarrassment, laughter, or other emotion.
   - Simple: To say something even though it is hard because you feel shy, upset, or like laughing.
   - _Red-faced, she managed an apology and hurried out of the room._
   - _He could only manage a few broken words at the funeral._
6. To be available for, or find room in one's schedule for, an arrangement at a particular time, as when settling a date or meeting.
   - Simple: To be free to come to something, or to fit it in, at a certain time.
   - _Could you manage a quick call at four, or is that too late for you?_
   - _The client said she could manage the 15th but nothing earlier in the month._
7. To handle or wield a tool or weapon with skill.
   - Simple: To use a tool or weapon well, with real skill.
   - _The veteran managed his sword as though it weighed nothing._
   - _A skilled rider can manage the reins and the whip at once._

## Verb

8. To treat something with care; to use or conserve it prudently. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To look after or use something carefully so it lasts.
9. To bring something about; to contrive or arrange it. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To make something happen, often through clever planning.

## Noun

10. The control or direction of something, or the handling of its affairs. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: The act of controlling or being in charge of something.

## Other meanings

- (verb) To train a horse in the manège, exercising it in graceful, artful movement.
- (noun) The art of horsemanship, or the enclosed arena where horses are schooled; a manège.

## Origin

Its deepest root is Latin "manus" ("the hand"). Old Italian "maneggiare" (to handle, manage, treat) grew from it, and Old French "manege" (horsemanship, the training or handling of a horse) probably came from the Italian verb; English took the French word as Early Modern English "manage"/"menage."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/manage (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).