Definition of manage
managed;
managing
transitive verb
1
: to handle or direct with a degree of skill: such as
a
: to make and keep compliant
- can't manage their child
b
: to treat with care : husband
- managed his resources carefully
c
: to exercise executive, administrative, and supervisory direction of
- manage a business
- manage a bond issue
- manages a baseball team
2
: to work upon or try to alter for a purpose
- manage the press
- manage stress
3
: to succeed in accomplishing : contrive
- managed to escape from prison
4
: to direct the professional career of
- an agency that manages entertainers
intransitive verb
1 a
: to direct or carry on business or affairs;
also
: to direct a baseball team
b
: to admit of being carried on
2
: to achieve one's purpose
- He managed only by careful planning.
