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Dictionary: man·age   (măn'ĭj) pronunciation
 

v., -aged, -ag·ing, -ag·es.

v.tr.
  1. To direct or control the use of; handle: manage a complex machine tool.
    1. To exert control over: “Managing the news . . . is the oldest game in town” (James Reston). “A major crisis to be managed loomed on the horizon” (Time).
    2. To make submissive to one's authority, discipline, or persuasion.
  2. To direct the affairs or interests of: manage a company; an agency that manages performers. See synonyms at conduct.
  3. To succeed in accomplishing or achieving, especially with difficulty; contrive or arrange: managed to get a promotion.
v.intr.
  1. To direct or conduct business affairs.
  2. To continue to get along; carry on: learning how to manage on my own.

[Italian maneggiare, from Vulgar Latin *manidiāre, from Latin manus, hand.]


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Administer an organization's activities to achieve particular objectives.

 
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verb

  1. To control or direct the functioning of: operate, run, use, work. See control/uncontrol.
  2. To control the course of (an activity): carry on, conduct, direct, operate, run, steer. See over/under.
  3. To have charge of (the affairs of others): administer, administrate, direct, govern, head, run, superintend, supervise. See over/under.
  4. To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances: do, fare, fend, get along, get by, muddle through, shift. Informal make out. Idioms: make do, make shift. See thrive/fail/exist.

 
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v

Definition: accomplish
Antonyms: fail

v

Definition: be in charge, control
Antonyms: bumble, mismanage


 
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v

To control and direct; to administer.

 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.

pronunciation You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people. — Grace Hooper

 
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Manage
Municipal flag
Flag
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Location of Manage in Hainaut
Location of Manage in Hainaut
Sovereign state Flag of Belgium Belgium
Region  Wallonia
Community Flag of Wallonia French Community
Province  Hainaut
Arrondissement Charleroi
Coordinates 50°30′0″N 04°14′0″E / 50.5°N 4.23333°E / 50.5; 4.23333Coordinates: 50°30′0″N 04°14′0″E / 50.5°N 4.23333°E / 50.5; 4.23333
Area 19.68 km²
Population
– Males
– Females
- Density
22,341 (1 January 2006)
49.08%
50.92%
1140 inhab./km²
Unemployment rate 24.43% (1 January 2006)
Mean annual income €10,707/pers. (2003)
Mayor Pascal Hoyaux
Governing parties PS
Postal codes 7170
Area codes 064
Website www.manage-commune.be

Manage is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006 Manage had a total population of 22,341. The total area is 19.60 km² which gives a population density of 1,140 inhabitants per km².



 
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forestå, (be)styre, stå for, organisere, håndtere, klare sig, få styr på, styre
v. intr. - klare sig, bære sig ad

Nederlands (Dutch)
beheren, leiden, beheersen, hanteren, omgaan met, gelukken, carrière regelen, klaarspelen, lukken, zich redden, aankunnen, paardendressuur

Français (French)
v. tr. - réussir à, se débrouiller à, arriver à, diriger, administrer, gérer, organiser, savoir s'y prendre avec, manier (un instrument)
v. intr. - se débrouiller, arriver à

Deutsch (German)
v. - zustandebringen, führen, leiten, verwalten, regeln, zurechtkommen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διευθύνω, διοικώ, διαχειρίζομαι, κατορθώνω, καταφέρνω, τα βγάζω πέρα, χειρίζομαι

Italiano (Italian)
riuscire, amministrare, dirigere, cavarsela

Português (Portuguese)
v. - governar, manejar, influenciar

Русский (Russian)
руководить, справляться, усмирять, школа верховой езды

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dirigir, administrar, gestionar, manejar, regir, gobernar, lograr, conseguir
v. intr. - dirigir, administrar, gestionar, arreglárselas, ir tirando, salir con la suya, salir uno adelante, ingeniarse para, hallar manera de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hantera, styra, få bukt med, gå i land med, hushålla med, reda sig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
管理, 维持, 控制, 处理事务, 经营生意, 设法应付过去

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 管理, 維持, 控制
v. intr. - 管理, 處理事務, 經營生意, 設法應付過去

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 이럭저럭 해내다, 다루다, 경영하다, 조작하다
v. intr. - 이럭저럭 해 나가다, 우선 해내다, 관리하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 処理する, 扱う, どうにかなし遂げる, どうにかして…する, 事を処理する, なんとかする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدير, يتدبر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניהל, טיפל ב-, שלט ב-‬
v. intr. - ‮הצליח, הסתדר‬


 
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