What does manage mean?

manage means "be successful; achieve a goal". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in manage?

manage has 2 syllables: man-age. The stress falls on "man". In IPA it is /ˈmænədʒ/.

What is another word for manage?

Close synonyms include pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, deal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of manage?

The recorded antonyms are fail.

Is manage a common word?

manage is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

manage — meaning, pronunciation and 7 definitions

verb

7 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
be successful; achieve a goal
“She succeeded in persuading us all”
“I managed to carry the box upstairs”
“She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it”
“The pianist negociated the difficult runs”
Synonymspull off negociate bring off carry off
Antonymsfail
Broadersucceed
2.
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
“I can deal with this crew of workers”
“This blender can't handle nuts”
“She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old”
Synonymsdeal care handle
Broadercontrol
Narroweradminister organize work come to grips dispose of take care coordinate juggle process mismanage
3.
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
“We got by on just a gallon of gas”
“They made do on half a loaf of bread every day”
Synonymscope get by make out make do contend grapple deal
Broaderact
Narrowerimprovise fend hack scrape along
4.
watch and direct
“Who is overseeing this project?”
Synonymsoversee supervise superintend
Broaderadminister
Narrowerbuild
5.
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
Synonymswangle finagle
Broaderachieve
6.
carry on or function
“We could do with a little more help around here”
Synonymsdo
7.
handle effectively
“The burglar wielded an axe”
“The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well”
Synonymswield handle
Broadermanipulate
Narrowerply pump swing

Other forms of manage

past tense: managed·
present participle: managing·
third person: manages·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about manage

What does manage mean?: manage means "be successful; achieve a goal". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in manage?: manage has 2 syllables: man-age. The stress falls on "man". In IPA it is /ˈmænədʒ/.
What is another word for manage?: Close synonyms include pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, deal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of manage?: The recorded antonyms are fail.
Is manage a common word?: manage is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for manage come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

7 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
be successful; achieve a goal
“She succeeded in persuading us all”
“I managed to carry the box upstairs”
“She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it”
“The pianist negociated the difficult runs”
Synonymspull off negociate bring off carry off
Antonymsfail
Broadersucceed
2.
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
“I can deal with this crew of workers”
“This blender can't handle nuts”
“She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old”
Synonymsdeal care handle
Broadercontrol
Narroweradminister organize work come to grips dispose of take care coordinate juggle process mismanage
3.
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
“We got by on just a gallon of gas”
“They made do on half a loaf of bread every day”
Synonymscope get by make out make do contend grapple deal
Broaderact
Narrowerimprovise fend hack scrape along
4.
watch and direct
“Who is overseeing this project?”
Synonymsoversee supervise superintend
Broaderadminister
Narrowerbuild
5.
achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
Synonymswangle finagle
Broaderachieve
6.
carry on or function
“We could do with a little more help around here”
Synonymsdo
7.
handle effectively
“The burglar wielded an axe”
“The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well”
Synonymswield handle
Broadermanipulate
Narrowerply pump swing

Other forms of manage

past tense: managed·
present participle: managing·
third person: manages·

Questions about manage

What does manage mean?: manage means "be successful; achieve a goal". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in manage?: manage has 2 syllables: man-age. The stress falls on "man". In IPA it is /ˈmænədʒ/.
What is another word for manage?: Close synonyms include pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, deal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of manage?: The recorded antonyms are fail.
Is manage a common word?: manage is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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