manage: meaning and definitions

To direct or control the use of; handle: manage a complex machine tool.

To exert control over: "Managing the news . . . is the oldest game in town” ( James Reston). "A major crisis to be managed loomed on the horizon” ( Time).

To make submissive to one's authority, discipline, or persuasion.

To direct the affairs or interests of: manage a company; an agency that manages performers. See Synonyms at conduct.

To succeed in accomplishing or achieving, especially with difficulty; contrive or arrange: managed to get a promotion.

To direct or conduct business affairs.

To continue to get along; carry on: learning how to manage on my own.