'Manage' definitions:

Definition of 'manage'

(from WordNet)
verb
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" [syn: pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage] [ant: fail]
verb
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" [syn: manage, deal, care, handle]
verb
Come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn: cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage]
verb
Watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" [syn: oversee, supervise, superintend, manage]
verb
Achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods [syn: wangle, finagle, manage]
verb
Carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here" [syn: do, manage]
verb
Handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well" [syn: wield, handle, manage]

Definition of 'Manage'

From: GCIDE
  • Manage \Man"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Managed; p. pr. & vb. n. Managing.] [From Manage, n.]
  • 1. To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle. [1913 Webster]
  • Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily managed. --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster]
  • What wars Imanage, and what wreaths I gain. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence, Esp.: to guide by careful or delicate treatment; to wield with address; to make subservient by artful conduct; to bring around cunningly to one's plans. [1913 Webster]
  • It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant subjects. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • It was not her humor to manage those over whom she had gained an ascendant. --Bp. Hurd. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To treat with care; to husband. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To bring about; to contrive. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To direct; govern; control; wield; order; contrive; concert; conduct; transact. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Manage'

From: GCIDE
  • Manage \Man"age\, n. [F. man[`e]ge, It. maneggio, fr. maneggiare to manage, fr. L. manushand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by F. m['e]nage housekeeping, OF. mesnage, akin to E. mansion. See Manual, and cf. Manege.] The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See Manege. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions, embrace more than they can hold. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • Down, down I come; like glistering Phaethon Wanting the manage of unruly jades. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • The unlucky manage of this fatal brawl. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: This word, in its limited sense of management of a horse, has been displaced by manege; in its more general meaning, by management. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Manage'

From: GCIDE
  • Manage \Man"age\, v. i. To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to administer. [1913 Webster]
  • Leave them to manage for thee. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'manage'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Manage'