manage
To direct or be in charge of.
Example
“Even though Jack is a novice, he manages his team with great success.”
Other meanings
To handle or control (a situation, job).
“The government managed the inflation very poorly.”
To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.).
Related words
- comanage
- macromanage
- manageability
- managee
- manageless
- mismanage
- outmanage
- overmanage
- undermanage
- unmanage
- manageable
- managed care
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "manus" (hand).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “manage” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.