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Verb manage has 6 senses
- pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off, manage - be successful; achieve a goal; "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"
--1 is one way to succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
Antonyms: fail
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
=> Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- manage, deal, care, handle - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
--2 is one way to control, command
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage - come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
--3 is one way to act, move
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s PP
=> Somebody ----s
- oversee, supervise, superintend, manage - watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"
--4 is one way to administer, administrate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- wangle, finagle, manage - achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
--5 is one way to achieve, accomplish, attain, reach
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody something
- do, manage - carry on or manage; "We could do with a little more help around here"
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
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