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Added 9 October 2026

manage

/ˈmæn.ɪd͡ʒ/ verb

In Latin: moderor, tractō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about manage at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Be successful; achieve a goal.
She succeeded in persuading us all
Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.
I can deal with this crew of workers
Succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available.
We got by on just a gallon of gas

Origin

From Early Modern English manage, menage, from Middle English *manage, *menage, from Old French manege (“the handling or training of a horse, horsemanship, riding, maneuvers, proceedings”), probably from Old Italian maneggiare (“to handle, manage, touch, treat”), from Vulgar Latin *manizāre (“handle”), from Latin manus (“hand”) + -izāre (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of manège. Compare typologically English handle; Russian руководи́ть (rukovodítʹ) (< рука́ (ruká)).

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