Manage meaning in English
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Definition
to manage (a company): to direct, to be in charge of, to administer (a company)
Our west coast representative manages 25 shops.
In a figurative sense it also means: "to achieve", "to succeed":
I'll manage. I can handle it, I'll be okay.
Susie managed to lower the budget for the ad campaign.
a manager: a supervisor, a director, a boss, an executive
The manager came to see me today. She fired me.
Pronunciation examples
UK: I finally managed to finish this report for my manager.
US: But will you ever manage to stop talking about work?
Examples
- "Manager, Golden Gate Gourmet Restaurant"
- "I see you manage your own share portfolio."
- "To: Department Managers"
- "Naturally, we'll be needing a manager for this team: his or her responsibilities will include fielding phone calls, and training and managing the staff of this new department."
- "We manage the Delavigne Corporation's 401(k) plans."
- "A recent survey carried out at Kingston University has shown that an alarming 56% of managers who conduct interviews fail to recognize what constitutes an improper interview question."
- "You wouldn't believe it, but I wrote that song in 5 minutes and played it to the hotel manager."
- "As the manager of our customer service department, you would be in direct contact with our customers."
- "Managed teams of telemarketers"
- "Our factory manager in Paris has been bugging me for some new health and safety equipment."
- "Please buy the equipment requested by the factory manager ASAP."
- "Dear Managers"
- "Second, the opportunity to manage a customer service department has always been a dream of mine."
- "Primary responsibilities include answering incoming customer calls and managing a small staff of telephone hotline personnel."
- "I'm the purchasing manager for the Delavigne sales affiliate in Brazil."
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