manage
Verb
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Be successful;
Achieve a goal (synset 202528530)"She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs"is a type of: bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win - attain success or reach a desired goal -
Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of (synset 202441196)
"I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"subtypes:
- administer, administrate - work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
- organise, organize - cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
- work - cause to operate or function
- come to grips, get to grips - deal with (a problem or a subject)
- dispose of - deal with or settle
- mind, take care - be in charge of or deal with
- coordinate - bring into common action, movement, or condition
- juggle - deal with simultaneously
- process - deal with in a routine way
- misconduct, mishandle, mismanage - manage badly or incompetently
- direct - be in charge of
- carry on, conduct, deal - direct the course of; manage or control
- touch - deal with; usually used with a form of negation
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Succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available (synset 202593624)
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"subtypes:
- extemporize, improvise - manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
- fend - try to manage without help
- cut, hack - be able to manage or manage successfully
- rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by - manage one's existence barely
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Watch and direct (synset 202447914)
"Who is overseeing this project?"is a type of: administer, administrate - work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge ofsubtypes: build - order, supervise, or finance the construction of
- Achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods (synset 202533097)
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Carry on or function (synset 202528887)
"We could do with a little more help around here"same as: do
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Handle effectively (synset 201226979)
"The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"is a type of: manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move itsubtypes:
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