n. | 1. | The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See Manege. |
v. t. | 1. | To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle. |
2. | 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. | |
3. | To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action. | |
4. | To treat with care; to husband. | |
5. | To bring about; to contrive. | |
v. i. | 1. | To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to administer. |
Verb | 1. | manage - 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" Antonyms: fail - be unable; "I fail to understand your motives" |
2. | manage - 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" | |
3. | manage - come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" | |
4. | manage - watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?" | |
5. | manage - achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods | |
6. | manage - carry on or manage; "We could do with a little more help around here" Synonyms: do |