manage (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 7 senses of the word *manage*:
VERB	social	manage, pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off	be successful
social	manage, deal, care, handle	be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
social	manage, cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal	come to terms with
social	manage, oversee, supervise, superintend	watch and direct
social	manage, wangle, finagle	achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
social	manage, do	carry on or function
contact	manage, wield, handle	handle effectively

manage > pronunciation
Sounds	mae'nahjh; mae'nihjh
Rhymes	acreage ... wreckage: 85 rhymes with ahjh...
abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh...

English > *manage*: 7 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	Be successful; achieve a goal.
Pattern	Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Example	"I managed to carry the box upstairs"
Synonyms	pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off
Broader	succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods	attain success or reach a desired goal / goal
Opposite	fail	Be unable
Spanish	conseguir, lograr

English > *manage*: 7 senses > verb 2, social
Meaning	Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Example	"She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
Synonyms	deal, care, handle
Narrower	administer, administrate	Work in an administrative capacity
	come to grips, get to grips	Deal with (a problem or a subject / subject)
	conduct, carry on, deal	direct the course of
	coordinate	Bring into common action, movement, or condition
	direct	Be in charge of
	dispose of	Deal with or settle
	juggle	Deal with simultaneously
	mismanage, mishandle, misconduct	manage badly or incompetently
	organize, organise	Cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
	process	Deal with in a routine way
	take care, mind	Be in charge of or deal with
	touch	Deal with
	work	Cause to operate or function
Broader	control, command	Exercise authoritative control or power over
Spanish	abordar, administrar, encarar, gestionar, guiar, manejar, ocuparse, ocupar, regentar, tramitar, tratar
Catalan	abordar, emprar, encarar, gestionar, manejar, ocupar, regentar, tractar, tramitar
Adjectives	manageable	capable of being managed or controlled
Nouns	management	the act of managing something

English > *manage*: 7 senses > verb 3, social
Meaning	Come to terms with.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal
Narrower	fend	try to manage without help
	hack, cut	Be able to manage or manage successfully
	improvise, extemporize	manage in a makeshift way
	scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by, rub along	manage one's existence barely
Broader	act, move	Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Spanish	abordar, arreglárselas, conformarse, contender, encarar, grapar, industriarse, ingeniarse, soportar, tramitar, tratar
Catalan	abordar, encarar, enfrontar-se, fer front a, plantar cara a, resistir, sortir-se'n, suportar, tramitar

English > *manage*: 7 senses > verb 4, social
Meaning	watch and direct.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	oversee, supervise, superintend
Narrower	build	Order, supervise, or finance the construction of
Broader	administer, administrate	Work in an administrative capacity
Spanish	controlar, manejar, supervisar, vigilar
Catalan	controlar, supervisar, vigilar
Adjectives	manageable	capable of being managed or controlled
Nouns	management	the act of managing something
	manager	someone who controls resources and expenditures
	manager	(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

English > *manage*: 7 senses > verb 5, social
Meaning	achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody something
Synonyms	wangle, finagle
Broader	achieve, accomplish, attain, reach	To gain with effort
Spanish	agenciarse, amañar, conseguir con artimañas, enchufar, escamotear, hacer trampa, manipular, procurarse, trufar
Catalan	aconseguir, agenciar-se, compondre-se-les, procurar-se

English > *manage*: 7 senses > verb 6, social
Meaning	carry on or function.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonym	do
Spanish	arreglárselas, manejar, montárselo

English > *manage*: 7 senses > verb 7, contact
Meaning	Handle effectively.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"
Synonyms	wield, handle
Narrower	ply	wield vigorously
	pump	operate like a pump
	swing, sweep, swing out	make a big sweeping gesture or movement
Broader	manipulate	hold something in one's hands and move it
Spanish	empuñar, esgrimir, gestionar, manejar, manipular
Catalan	empunyar, esgrimir, manejar, manipular

HyperDic: manage