managed

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To direct or be in charge of.
   • Even though Jack is a novice, he manages his team with great success.

   Synonyms:

   handle

2. (transitive) To handle or control (a situation, job).
   • The government managed the inflation very poorly.
3. (transitive) To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.).
   • It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant subjects.1705, J[oseph] Addison, Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. in the Years 1701, 1702, 1703, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   bewield

4. (intransitive) To succeed at an attempt in spite of difficulty.
   • He managed to climb the tower.
   1. (intransitive, ironic) To end up doing something that could or should have been avoided.
      • She somehow managed to sit on the wet paint.
5. (ambitransitive) To achieve (something) without fuss, or without outside help.
   • It's a tough job, but I'll manage.

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