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manages up

manages up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of manage up.

Meaning of manage up

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To calculate one's interactions with someone above oneself in a hierarchy (often one's own manager) so as to try to guide them into choosing a certain option (narrow scope) or to guide them into doing a better job at their leadership of their subordinates (broader scope).
    • She felt compelled to manage up because her boss seemed to be missing the significance of the risk.
    Antonyms:
    manage, manage down

Questions about manages up

What is manages up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Manages up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of manage up.

Words near manages up in the dictionary

  1. managery
  2. manages
  3. manages arms
  4. manages down
  5. manages out
  6. manages up
  7. manages with
  8. managest
  9. manageth
  10. managin'
  11. managing

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