manage
To direct or be in charge of.
Verb 4 meanings
To direct or be in charge of.
“Even though Jack is a novice, he manages his team with great success.”
To handle or control (a situation, job).
“The government managed the inflation very poorly.”
To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.).
To succeed at an attempt in spite of difficulty.
“He managed to climb the tower.”
Noun 1 meaning
Manège.
Etymology
From Early Modern English manage, menage, from Middle English *manage, *menage, from Old French manege (“the handling or training of a horse, horsemanship, riding, maneuvers, proceedings”), probably from Old Italian maneggiare (“to handle, manage, touch, treat”), from Vulgar Latin *manizāre (“handle”), from Latin manus (“hand”) + -izāre (verb-forming suffix).
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MANAGE at a glance
MANAGE has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + N 1 + A 1 + G 2 + E 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,738 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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