Cool MateManage
UK /["/ˈmænɪdʒ/","/ˈmænɪdʒɪz/","/ˈmænɪdʒd/","/ˈmænɪdʒɪŋ/"]/US /["/ˈmænɪdʒ/","/ˈmænɪdʒɪz/","/ˈmænɪdʒd/","/ˈmænɪdʒɪŋ/"]/
Definition
to control or be in charge of a business, a team, an organization, land, etc.
In simple words: To control or handle something.
Examples
- I need to manage my time better to finish my homework.
- She was asked to manage the new project at work.
- Can you manage the team while the manager is away?
- He learned how to manage stress through meditation.
- They were able to manage their finances after taking a course.
Usage notes
Commonly used in both professional and everyday contexts. Not usually used in highly formal situations. Avoid using when discussing passive or uncontrolled situations.
Grammar pattern
manage + object
Memory hint
Think of a manager juggling multiple tasks at once.
Collocations
- effectively
- efficiently
- properly
- be difficult to
- be easy to
- learn (how) to
- nicely
- perfectly well
- very well
- be able to
- can
- have to
- on
- without
- manage on your own
- nicely
- perfectly well
- very well
- be able to
- can
- have to
- on
- without
- manage on your own
- nicely
- perfectly well
- very well
- be able to
- can
- have to
- on
- without
- manage on your own
- nicely
- perfectly well
- very well
- be able to
- can
- have to
- on
- without
- manage on your own
- effectively
- efficiently
- properly
- be difficult to
- be easy to
- learn (how) to
Synonyms
- oversee
- control
- direct
- handle
- administer
Antonyms
- neglect
- abandon
- mismanage
Common mistakes
- Using 'manage' without an object, e.g., 'I manage.' without specifying what is being managed.
- Confusing with 'managing' when the present participle is not needed.
- Incorrectly using 'manage' as a synonym for 'administer' in non-administrative contexts.