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manage down

manage down verb: to supervise or act as manager toward (someone) below oneself in a hierarchy.

Verb

manage down (third-person singular simple present manages down, present participle managing down, simple past and past participle managed down)

  1. (intransitive) To supervise or act as manager toward (someone) below oneself in a hierarchy.
    • To manage down successfully, clear communication is key.
    Synonyms:
    manage
    Antonyms:
    manage up

Synonyms of manage down

Antonyms

Forms of manage down

third-person singular presentmanages down
present participlemanaging down
past participlemanaged down
pastmanaged down

Questions about manage down

What does manage down mean?
Manage down means to supervise or act as manager toward (someone) below oneself in a hierarchy.
What part of speech is manage down?
Manage down is a verb.
What is the past tense of manage down?
The past tense of manage down is managed down.

Words near manage down in the dictionary

  1. managable
  2. managah
  3. Managalasi
  4. manage
  5. manage arms
  6. manage down
  7. manage out
  8. manage up
  9. manage with
  10. manageabilities
  11. manageability

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