Definition of manages Manages

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What does manages mean?

Part of speech

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  • manages, verb, present, 3rd person singular of manage (infinitive).

WordNet

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Verb

manages, managing, managed  

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"
  deal, care, handle
  command, control make someone do something
  administrate, administer give or apply (medications)
  organise, organize bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"
  work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
  come to grips, get to grips deal with (a problem or a subject); "I still have not come to grips with the death of my parents"
  dispose of deal with or settle; "He disposed of these cases quickly"
  take care, mind be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"
  coordinate bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts"
  juggle hold with difficulty and balance insecurely; "the player juggled the ball"
  process subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
  mismanage, misconduct, mishandle manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged"
  direct command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"
  carry on, conduct, deal lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
  touch comprehend; "He could not touch the meaning of the poem"
manage - watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"
  oversee, supervise, superintend
  administrate, administer give or apply (medications)
  build develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"
manage - come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
  cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal
  act, move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
  extemporize, improvise perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"
  fend try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"
  hack, cut cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"
  rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeeze by, squeak by manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary"
  cope with, match, meet be equal or harmonize; "The two pieces match"
manage - achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
  wangle, finagle
  achieve, accomplish, attain, reach to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
manage - handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"
  wield, handle
  manipulate treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
  ply use diligently; "ply your wits!"
  pump question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information"
  swing out, sweep, swing win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept all championships"
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"
  pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off
  fail get worse; "Her health is declining"
  deliver the goods, bring home the bacon, succeed, come through, win be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
manage - carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • manage (Noun)
    The act of managing or controlling something.
  • manage (Noun)
    Manège.
  • manage (Verb)
    To direct or be in charge of.
  • manage (Verb)
    To handle or control a situation, job.
  • manage (Verb)
    To handle wth skill, wield a tool, weapon etc..
  • manage (Verb)
    To succeed at an attempt.
  • manage (Verb)
    To achieve without fuss, or without outside help.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • manage (n.)
    The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See Manege.
  • manage (n.)
    To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle.
  • manage (n.)
    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.
  • manage (n.)
    To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action.
  • manage (n.)
    To treat with care; to husband.
  • manage (n.)
    To bring about; to contrive.
  • manage (v. i.)
    To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to administer.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • manage
    To take charge or care of; to dispose of.
  • manage
    To succeed in achieving a task (despite difficulties).
  • manage
    To succeed in accomplishing (an action), usually with difficulty.
  • manage
    To handle or produce effectively (something) with difficulty or effort.
  • manage
    To handle or control (a situation, job).
  • manage
    To handle with skill (a tool, weapon etc.).

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • Manage is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut.

    In 2007 its population was 22382.

    It is located at 50° 30 North, 04° 14 East.

Part of speech

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  • manage, verb, present, 1st person singular of manage (infinitive).
  • manage, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

Sign Language

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