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    man·age
    [ˈmanij]
    verb
    manage (verb) · manages (third person present) · managed (past tense) · managed (past participle) · managing (present participle)
    1. be in charge of (a company, establishment, or undertaking); administer; run:
      "their elder son managed the farm"
      • have the position of supervising (staff) at work:
        "the skills needed to manage a young, dynamic team"
      • be the manager of (a sports team or a performer):
        "he managed five or six bands in his career"
      • administer and regulate (resources under one's control):
        "we manage our cash extremely well"
      • maintain control or influence over (a person or animal):
        "she manages horses better than anyone I know"
      • control the use or exploitation of (land):
        "the forest is managed to achieve maximum growth"
    2. succeed in surviving or in attaining one's aims, especially against heavy odds; cope:
      "Catherine managed on five hours' sleep a night"
      • succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something, especially something difficult):
        "she managed a brave but unconvincing smile" · "Beth finally managed to hail a cab" · "one fund managed to lose money"
      • succeed in dealing with or withstanding (something):
        "there was more stress and anxiety than he could manage"
      • be free to attend on (a certain day) or at (a certain time):
        "he could not manage March 24 after all"
    Origin
    mid 16th century (in the sense ‘put (a horse) through the paces of the manège’): from Italian maneggiare, based on Latin manus ‘hand’.
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    verb
    1. be in charge of (a company, establishment, or undertaking); administer; run:
    2. succeed in surviving or in attaining one's aims, especially against heavy odds; cope:
      get along/on
      be/fare/do all right
      deal with the situation
      scrape by/along
      muddle through/along
      fend for oneself
      weather the storm
      hack it
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