manage
verb
[ ˈmanɪdʒ ]
• be in charge of (a business, organization, or undertaking); run.
• "their elder son managed the farm"
Similar:
be in charge of,
run,
be head of,
head,
direct,
control,
preside over,
lead,
govern,
rule,
command,
superintend,
supervise,
oversee,
administer,
organize,
conduct,
handle,
take forward,
guide,
be at the helm of,
head up,
• succeed in surviving or in achieving something despite difficult circumstances; cope.
• "Catherine managed on five hours' sleep a night"
Similar:
cope,
get along/on,
make do,
be/fare/do all right,
carry on,
survive,
deal with the situation,
scrape by/along,
muddle through/along,
fend for oneself,
shift for oneself,
make ends meet,
weather the storm,
make out,
get by,
hack it,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘put (a horse) through the paces of the manège’): from Italian maneggiare, based on Latin manus ‘hand’.
