manage Definition

manage
verb managed, managing

1. To be in overall control or charge of, or the manager of, something or someone.

Example: She manages the financial side of the business
Thesaurus: direct, lead, oversee, rule, run, handle, supervise, administer, superintend, officiate, govern.
2. To deal with something or handle it successfully or competently.

Example: I can manage my own affairs
Example: I don't know how to manage his temper tantrums
tr & intr
3. To succeed in doing or producing something; to cope with it.

Example: Can you manage the food if I organize the drink?
Example: It's very heavy; I hope you can manage to lift it
Example: Shall I help? No, I can manage
Thesaurus: contrive, accomplish, effect, bring about, achieve, succeed, engineer; survive, endure, scrape by, carry on, cope, make do, muddle through.
4. To have, or to be able to find, enough room, time, etc for something.

Example: Can you manage another sandwich?
Example: I won't manage the meeting tomorrow after all
5. To handle (eg a tool or weapon).

Example: She manages a spoon quite well now
6. To control (an animal).

Derivative: managing
adj

Having executive control; administering.
Example: managing editor

Etymology: 16c: from Italian maneggiare to handle or train (a horse), from Latin manus hand.

Phrasal Verb: manage on something

To succeed in living on (a specified amount of money, etc).
Example: expected to manage on £50 a week