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1. Be successful; achieve a goal
   "I managed to carry the box upstairs"
   - pull off, negotiate, bring off, carry off
    
2. Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
   "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
   - deal, care, handle
    
3. Come to terms with
   - cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal
    
4. Watch and direct
   - oversee, supervise, superintend
    
5. Achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
   - wangle, finagle
    
6. Carry on or function
   - do
    
7. Handle effectively
   "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"
   - wield, handle

Derived forms: managing, manages, managed

See also: manageable, management, manager

Type of: accomplish, achieve, act, administer, administrate, attain, bring home the bacon, come through, command, control, deliver the goods, manipulate, move, reach, succeed, win

Antonym: fail

Encyclopedia: Manage