manage

verb

Related

Derivations managen

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • simple present : manage
  • simple present, singular, third person : manages
  • simple past : managed
  • present participle : managing
  • past participle : managed

Senses

  • to be in charge of something
  • to succeed in something
  • 1997: The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.
    [Men at Arms]