manage

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To direct or be in charge of.
2. (transitive) To handle or control (a situation, job).
3. (transitive) To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.).
4. (intransitive) To succeed at an attempt in spite of difficulty.
5. (intransitive, ironic) To succeed at an attempt in spite of difficulty.
6. (ambitransitive) To achieve (something) without fuss, or without outside help.
7. (transitive) To manage to say; to say while fighting back embarrassment, laughter, etc.
8. (transitive) To train (a horse) in the manège; to exercise in graceful or artful action.
9. (obsolete, transitive) To treat with care; to husband.
10. (obsolete, transitive) To bring about; to contrive.

Noun

1. (archaic, uncountable) The act of managing or controlling something.
2. (uncountable) Manège.

Synonyms

control

administer

direct

handle

run

supervise

do

conduct

govern

lead

operate

deal with

cope

carry on

deal

succeed

rule

get along

arrange

look after

take care of

superintend

master

boss

administrate

guide

oversee

dispose of

steer

get by

regulate

make do

perform

cope with

be in charge

contrive

execute

preside

dominate

organize

treat

command

accomplish

work

achieve

make

behave

settle

head

grapple

Translations

gérer

leiten

diriger

verwalten

riuscire

amministrare

dirigere

besturen

gerir

administrer

beheren

gestire

manejar

führen

administreren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmænɪdʒ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *manage

In summary

From Early Modern English manage, menage, from Middle English *manage, *menage, from Old French manege (“the handling or training of a horse, horsemanship, riding, maneuvers, proceedings”), probably from Old Italian maneggiare (“to handle, manage, touch, treat”), ultimately from Latin manus (“the hand”); see manual. Doublet of manège.
Compare typologically English handle; Russian руководи́ть (rukovodítʹ) (< рука́ (ruká)).