manage

English

/ˈmænɪdʒ/, /ˈmænɪdʒ/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To direct or be in charge of.
  • (transitive) To handle or control (a situation, job).
  • (transitive) To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.).
  • (intransitive) To succeed at an attempt.
  • (ambitransitive) To achieve (something) without fuss, or without outside help.
  • To train (a horse) in the manège; to exercise in graceful or artful action.
  • (obsolete) To treat with care; to husband.
  • (obsolete) To bring about; to contrive.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *manage derived from Old French manege (maneuvers, the handling training of a horse, horsemanship, proceedings, riding) derived from maneggiare (touch, manage, treat, handle) derived from Latin manus (hand, handwriting, power).

Origin

Latin

manus

Gloss

hand, handwriting, power

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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