managed; managing
1
: to handle or direct with a degree of skill: such as
a
: to exercise executive, administrative, and supervisory direction of
manage a business
manage a bond issue
manages a baseball team
b
: to treat with care : husband
managed his resources carefully
c
: to make and keep compliant
can't manage their child
2
: to direct the professional career of
an agency that manages entertainers
3
: to succeed in accomplishing : contrive
managed to escape from prison
4
: to work upon or try to alter for a purpose
manage the press
manage stress
1
: to achieve one's purpose
He managed only by careful planning.
2
a
: to direct or carry on business or affairs
also
: to direct a baseball team
b
: to admit of being carried on
1
a
: the schooling or handling of a horse
b
: a riding school
c
archaic
: the action and paces of a trained riding horse
2
obsolete
: management
Synonyms
Examples of manage in a Sentence
Verb
The business is managed by the owner's daughter.
The company is badly managed.
When she managed the department, we never missed a deadline.
He manages his own finances.
an agency that manages entertainers
He is skillful in managing horses.
There's enough food if we manage it well.
We need to do a better job of managing our natural resources.
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Darius Tahir, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
Antiaircraft fire kept the bombers so high, however, that aim was difficult to manage, and the bombs fell indiscriminately, destroying more than 4,300 homes while damaging three-quarters of the city's factories.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
Clapton’s latest manages to reach both the Official Album Downloads and Official Americana rankings, and, coincidentally, in the same position.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Proponents of Medicare Advantage say the private plans offer more compelling services than the government and better manage the costs of care.
—Darius Tahir, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
Antiaircraft fire kept the bombers so high, however, that aim was difficult to manage, and the bombs fell indiscriminately, destroying more than 4,300 homes while damaging three-quarters of the city's factories.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
Touch points on the steering wheel manage volume, tuning, adaptive cruise setting and incidentals.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
Clapton’s latest manages to reach both the Official Album Downloads and Official Americana rankings, and, coincidentally, in the same position.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Manage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manage. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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manage
transitive verb
man·age
ˈman-ij 
managed; managing
: to conduct the management of
poorly managed diabetes
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