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Meaning of manage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈmæn.ɪd͡ʒ

Definitions

  1. The act of managing or controlling something.
    archaic, uncountable
  2. (negative unmanageable).
    negative
  3. Manège.
    uncountable
  4. hanteerbaarheid مُرونَه، سُهولَة القِيادَه управляемост manejo fácil ovladatelnost die Fügsamkeit overkommelighed εύκολη μεταχείριση manejo fácil hõlpkoheldavus قابلیت اداره hallittavuus maniabilité נִיהוּלִיוּת संचालनीयता, नियंत्रणीयता upravljivost kezelhetőség; megvalósíthatóság kemampuan mengerjakan viðráðanleiki maneggevolezza, l'essere fattibile 扱いやすさ 처리하기 쉬움 suvaldomumas izpildāmība; paklausīgums boleh dilakukan uitvoerbaarheidmedgjørlighet; overkommelighet wykonalność د اداره وړتيا man...
  5. a person who is in charge of eg a business, football team etc. the manager of the new store. bestuurder مُدير мениджър diretor ředitel, manažer, vedoucí der/die Verwalter(in), der/die Manager(in) leder; træner; manager; direktør διευθυντής, διαχειριστήςdirector, gerente; directora, gerenta juhataja, korraldaja, mänedþer مدیر johtaja directeur, trice, gérant/-ante מנהל, מנהלת प्रबंधक upravitelj vezető, menedzser manajer framkvæmdastjóri direttore, direttrice, amministratore, amministratrice, m...
    eg
  6. To have charge of; direct or administer: manage a company; manage a portfolio of assets. See Synonyms at conduct.
  7. To succeed in accomplishing, achieving, or producing, especially with difficulty: managed to get a promotion; managed a polite goodbye.
  8. To succeed in coping or dealing with: a drug that improves patients' ability to manage their disease.
  9. To direct or conduct business affairs.
  10. To continue to get along; carry on; cope: learning how to manage on my own.
  11. (also intr) to be in charge (of); administer: to manage one's affairs; to manage a shop.
    also intr
  12. to succeed in being able (to do something) despite obstacles; contrive: did you manage to go to sleep?.

Equivalents

العربية أدار أدر
Беларуская кіраваць
Bosanski zajac
Català aconseguir dirigir manejar portar
Ελληνικά διαχειρίζομαι
Esperanto mastrumi regi
Gaeilge bainistigh
Galego axeitar manexar
Hrvatski zajac
Bahasa Indonesia menangani mengontrol mengurus
日本語 管理する
Монгол удирдах
Bahasa Melayu urus
Nederlands beheren leiden managen
Português gerenciar gerir manejar
Српски zajac
Svenska handla Klara styra
Kiswahili mudu
ไทย จัดการ

Examples

“the winged God himſelfe Came riding on a Lion rauenous, Taught to obay the menage of that Elfe […].”
“Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions, embrace more than they can hold.”
“the unlucky manage of this fatal brawl”
“You must draw [the horse] in his career with his manage, and turn, doing the corvetto, leaping &c..”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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