manage

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

1. The act of managing or controlling something.
2. Manège.

Hyphenated as

man‧age

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmænɪdʒ/

Etymology

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.