v.
Pronunciation: ' ma-nij
Function: verb
Inflected Form: man · aged ; man · ag · ing
Etymology: Italian maneggiare, from mano hand, from Latin manus
Date: 1561
transitive verb
1 : to handle or direct with a degree of skill: as a : to make and keep compliant <can't manage their child> b : to treat with care : HUSBAND < managed his resources carefully> c : to exercise executive, administrative, and supervisory direction of < manage a business> < manage a bond issue> < manage a baseball team>
2 : to work upon or try to alter for a purpose < manage the press> < manage stress>
3 : to succeed in accomplishing : CONTRIVE < managed to escape from prison>
4 : to direct the professional career of <an agency that manage s entertainers>
intransitive verb
1 a : to direct or carry on business or affairs also : to direct a baseball team b : to admit of being carried on
2 : to achieve one's purpose
synonyms see CONDUCT