manage
1. be successful;
achieve a goal (Freq. 27)
- 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
• Syn:
pull off, negociate, bring off, carry off
• Ant:
fail
• Hypernyms:
succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
2. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of (Freq. 5)
- I can deal with this crew of workers
- This blender can't handle nuts
- She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old
• Syn:
deal, care, handle
• Derivationally related forms:
handler (for: handle), handling (for: handle), care (for: care), manageable, management
• Hypernyms:
control, command
• Hyponyms:
administer, administrate, organize, organise, work,
come to grips, get to grips, dispose of, take care, mind, coordinate,
juggle, process, mismanage, mishandle, misconduct, direct,
conduct, carry on, deal, touch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP (for: care)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: deal)
3. come to terms with (Freq. 3)
- We got by on just a gallon of gas
- They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
• Syn:
cope, get by, make out, make do, contend,
grapple, deal
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Hyponyms:
improvise, extemporize, fend, hack, cut,
scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by, rub along,
meet, match, cope with
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s (for: make do)
- Somebody ----s (for: make out)
- Somebody ----s (for: get by)
- Somebody ----s (for: cope)
4. watch and direct (Freq. 3)
- Who is overseeing this project?
• Syn:
oversee, supervise, superintend
• Derivationally related forms:
manageable, management, manager, superintendent (for: superintend), superintendence (for: superintend), supervisory (for: supervise), supervision (for: supervise), supervisor (for: supervise), supervising (for: supervise), overseer (for: oversee)
• Hypernyms:
administer, administrate
• Hyponyms:
build
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
5. achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
wangle, finagle
• Derivationally related forms:
finagler (for: finagle), wangle (for: wangle), wangler (for: wangle), wangling (for: wangle)
• Hypernyms:
achieve, accomplish, attain, reach
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody something
6. handle effectively
- The burglar wielded an axe
- The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well
• Syn:
wield, handle
• Hypernyms:
manipulate
• Hyponyms:
ply, pump, swing, sweep, swing out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. carry on or function
- We could do with a little more help around here
• Syn:
do
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
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