manage: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with M · ends with E
Meaning of manage
verb
- transitive
To direct or be in charge of.
Example: Even though Jack is a novice, he manages his team with great success.
- transitive
To handle or control (a situation, job).
Example: The government managed the inflation very poorly.
- transitive
To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.).
- intransitive
To succeed at an attempt in spite of difficulty.
Example: He managed to climb the tower.
Listed forms: manages, managing, managed.
Source: Wiktionary — manage.
noun
- uncountable
Manège.
- archaic, uncountable
The act of managing or controlling something.
Source: Wiktionary — manage.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for manage.
verb
be successful; achieve a goal
- pull off
- negociate
- bring off
- carry off
verb
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
verb
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
verb
watch and direct
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is manage in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of manage
M(3) + A(1) + N(1) + A(1) + G(2) + E(1) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of manage
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from manage
37 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in manage. Showing up to 24, longest first.