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micromanages

micromanages is the third-person singular simple present indicative of micromanage.

Meaning of micromanage

Verb

micromanage (third-person singular simple present micromanages, present participle micromanaging, simple past and past participle micromanaged)

  1. (ambitransitive) To manage, direct, or control a person, group, or system to an unnecessary level of detail or precision.
    • The employees complained that their boss was micromanaging when she insisted that they account for their time in fifteen-minute intervals.

Questions about micromanages

What is micromanages the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Micromanages is the third-person singular simple present indicative of micromanage.

Words near micromanages in the dictionary

  1. micromanaged
  2. micromanagement
  3. micromanager
  4. micromanagerial
  5. micromanagers
  6. micromanages
  7. micromanaging
  8. micromandible
  9. micromandibles
  10. micromandibular
  11. micromania

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