manage (manages 3rd person present) (managing present participle) (managed past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you manage an organization, business, or system, or the people who work in it, you are responsible for controlling them.
(=run, organize)
Within two years he was managing the store... V n
Most factories in the area are obsolete and badly managed... V n
There is a lack of confidence in the government's ability to manage the economy... V n
2 verb If you manage time, money, or other resources, you deal with them carefully and do not waste them.
In a busy world, managing your time is increasingly important... V n
Josh expects me to manage all the household expenses on very little. V n
3 verb If you manageto do something, especially something difficult, you succeed in doing it.
Somehow, he'd managed to persuade Kay to buy one for him... V to-inf
Over the past 12 months the company has managed a 10 per cent improvement. V n
4 verb If you manage, you succeed in coping with a difficult situation.
(=cope)
She had managed perfectly well without medication for three years... V
I am managing, but I could not possibly give up work... V
5 verb If you say that you can manage an amount of time or money for something, you mean that you can afford to spend that time or money on it.
(=spare)
`All right, I can manage a fiver,' McMinn said with reluctance. V n
6 verb If you say that someone managed a particular response, such as a laugh or a greeting, you mean that it was difficult for them to do it because they were feeling sad or upset.
He looked dazed as he spoke to reporters, managing only a weak smile... V n
7 You say `I can manage' or `I'll manage' as a way of refusing someone's offer of help and insisting on doing something by yourself.
I will/can manage convention I know you mean well, but I can manage by myself...
stage-manage (stage-manages 3rd person present) (stage-managing present participle) (stage-managed past tense & past participle )If someone stage-manages an event, they carefully organize and control it, rather than letting it happen in a natural way. verb
(disapproval)
Some radicals may oppose him in protest at the attempt of his supporters to stage-manage the congress... V n
