Meaning & use
manage
To be in charge of a business, department, or activity and make decisions about how it is run.
See it in a sentence
She manages the marketing department for a mid-sized software company.
He has managed that restaurant since it first opened its doors.
A note on using this word
Followed by 'to' plus a verb when it means 'succeed despite difficulty,' as in 'managed to arrive on time.'
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To succeed in coping with or accomplishing something despite difficulty.
We finally managed to fix the leak before the storm arrived.
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