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manage — man|age W1S1 [ˈmænıdʒ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(business)¦ 2¦(do something difficult)¦ 3¦(deal with problems)¦ 4¦(time/money etc)¦ 5¦(live without much money)¦ 6¦(not need help)¦ 7¦(keep tidy)¦ 8¦(control)¦ 9¦(be strong enough)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
manage — verb 1 DO STH DIFFICULT (I, T) to succeed in doing something difficult, especially after trying very hard: manage to do sth: Jenny managed to pass her driving test on the fifth attempt. | How do you manage to stay so slim? | We eventually managed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
manage — [[t]mæ̱nɪʤ[/t]] ♦♦ manages, managing, managed 1) VERB If you manage an organization, business, or system, or the people who work in it, you are responsible for controlling them. [V n] Within two years he was managing the store... [V n] Most… … English dictionary
manage — verb 1 succeed in doing sth ADVERB ▪ nicely, perfectly well (esp. BrE), very well ▪ I can manage perfectly well on my own, thank you. ▪ successfully ▪ skilfully/skillfully … Collocations dictionary
badly — adv. Badly is used with these adjectives: ↑battered, ↑broken, ↑charred, ↑cracked, ↑decayed, ↑deformed, ↑flawed, ↑frightened, ↑handicapped, ↑hurt, ↑infected, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
misgovern — I verb administer badly, administer improperly, administer poorly, govern badly, maladminister, male administrare, male regere, manage badly, misadminister, misdirect, misguide, mismanage, misrule, rule dishonestly II index exploit ( … Law dictionary
mishandle — I (maltreat) verb abuse, assail, assault, batter, defile, handle badly, ill treat, ill use, impose upon, injure, manhandle, maul, misemploy, misuse, molest, overburden, persecute, ravish, rough, treat abusively, treat ill, treat improperly,… … Law dictionary
mishandle — /mis han dl/, v.t., mishandled, mishandling. 1. to handle badly; maltreat: to mishandle a dog. 2. to manage badly: to mishandle an estate. 3. to lose or misplace: to mishandle baggage. [1490 1500; MIS 1 + HANDLE] * * * … Universalium
mis|con|duct — «noun. mihs KON duhkt; verb. MIHS kuhn DUHKT», noun, verb. –n. 1. bad behavior; improper conduct: »The misconduct of the children resulted in their being punished. 2. bad management; mismanagement: »The misconduct of that business nearly ruined… … Useful english dictionary
mis|han|dle — «mihs HAN duhl», transitive verb, dled, dling. 1. to handle badly or roughly; maltreat: »It is a shame to see how they have mishandled the old man among them (Scott). 2. to manage badly; mismanage: »to mishandle accounts … Useful english dictionary
