(~s, managing, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ an organization, business, or system, or the people who work in it, you are responsible for controlling them.
Within two years he was managing the store...
Most factories in the area are obsolete and badly ~d...
There is a lack of confidence in the government’s ability to ~ the economy...
= run, organize
VERB: V n, V n, V n
2.
If you ~ time, money, or other resources, you deal with them carefully and do not waste them.
In a busy world, managing your time is increasingly important...
Josh expects me to ~ all the household expenses on very little.
VERB: V n, V n
3.
If you ~ to do something, especially something difficult, you succeed in doing it.
Somehow, he’d ~d to persuade Kay to buy one for him...
Over the past 12 months the company has ~d a 10 per cent improvement.
VERB: V to-inf, V n
4.
If you ~, you succeed in coping with a difficult situation.
She had ~d perfectly well without medication for three years...
I am managing, but I could not possibly give up work...
= cope
VERB: V, V
5.
If you say that you can ~ an amount of time or money for something, you mean that you can afford to spend that time or money on it.
‘All right, I can ~ a fiver,’ McMinn said with reluctance.
= spare
VERB: V n
6.
If you say that someone ~d a particular response, such as a laugh or a greeting, you mean that it was difficult for them to do it because they were feeling sad or upset.
He looked dazed as he spoke to reporters, managing only a weak smile...
VERB: V n
7.
You say ‘I can ~’ or ‘I’ll ~’ as a way of refusing someone’s offer of help and insisting on doing something by yourself.
I know you mean well, but I can ~ by myself...
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