Manage I Managed Difficult ˈmænɪdʒ Don’t Time Find

• in spite of his disappointment, he managed a weak smile.
• i don't know exactly how we'll manage it, but we will, somehow.
• can you manage another piece of cake? (= eat one)
• we managed to get to the airport in time.

manage

1. to succeed in doing something, especially something difficult
• In spite of his disappointment, he managed a weak smile.
• I don't know exactly how we'll manage it, but we will, somehow.
• Can you manage another piece of cake? (= eat one)
• We managed to get to the airport in time.
• How did you manage to persuade him?
• He always manages to say the wrong thing.
• They managed to find a place to stay.
• We couldn't have managed without you.
• ‘Need any help?’ ‘No, thanks. I can manage.’
• Can you play the piano?
• I can hear someone calling
• The podcast can be downloaded here.
• Can you/are you able to come on Saturday?
• You’ll be able to get a taxi outside the station.
• I haven’t been able to get much work done today.
• She’d love to be able to play the piano.
• Our daughter could walk when she was nine months old.
• I was able to/managed to find some useful books in the library.
• We weren’t able to/didn’t manage to/couldn’t get there in time.
• I could see there was something wrong.
• I could have won the game but decided to let her win.
2. to be able to solve your problems, deal with a difficult situation, etc.
• synonym cope
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cope_1
• She's 82 and can't manage on her own any more.
• How do you manage without a car?
• I don’t know how she manages on her own with four kids.
3. to be able to live without having much money
• He has to manage on less than £100 a week.
4. to use money, time, information, etc. in a sensible way
• Don't tell me how to manage my affairs.
• a computer program that helps you manage data efficiently
5. to be able to do something at a particular time
• Let's meet up again—can you manage next week sometime?
6. to control or be in charge of a business, a team, an organization, etc.
• to manage a factory/bank/hotel/soccer team
• to manage a department/project
• We need people who are good at managing.
7. to keep somebody/something under control; to be able to deal with somebody/something
• It's like trying to manage an unruly child.
• Can you manage that suitcase?

Extra Examples

• Can you manage?
• He easily managed to disarm his attacker.
• He skilfully/skillfully managed to keep the aircraft on the runway.
• I can manage perfectly well on my own, thank you.
• I can manage without a dishwasher.
• I don’t know how they manage on only £100 a week.
• Paul barely managed to stifle a chuckle.
• She was finding it difficult to manage financially.
• The children were very difficult to manage.
• The condition can be easily managed by simple dietary adjustments.
• We will actively manage your portfolio to maximize the return on your investment.
• We’ll just have to manage somehow.
• You need to learn how to manage your time effectively.
• an exchange rate system that will be tightly managed by the central bank
• He has no experience of managing a football team.
• I don’t know how she manages on her own with four kids.
• I don’t know exactly how we’ll manage it, but we will, somehow.
• I really liked the chapter about how to manage stress.
• It won’t be easy, but I’m sure we’ll manage somehow.
• It’s like trying to manage an unruly child.
• It’s a computer program that helps you to manage data efficiently.
• Many find it difficult to manage on their weekly income.
• Organizers are looking for someone to manage the project.
• The hotel is run/managed by two brothers.
• The units in some areas are poorly maintained and badly managed.
• They have learnt to successfully manage their diabetes.
• We need a new approach to managing our hospitals.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they manage
• he / she / it manages
• past simple managed
• past participle managed
• -ing form managing

Word Origin

• mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘put (a horse) through the paces of the manège’): from Italian maneggiare, based on Latin manus ‘hand’.