Definition of: manage

(man′ij) v. ·aged, ·ag·ing v.t.
1. To direct or conduct the affairs or interests of: to manage a business.
2. To control the direction, operation, etc., of, as a machine.
3. To cause to do one's bidding, as by persuasion or flattery.
4. To bring about or contrive: to manage to do something.
5. To handle or wield, as a weapon or implement.
6. To train (a horse) in the exercises of a manège.
—v.i.
7. To carry on or conduct business or affairs.
8. to contrive to get along: I'll manage. See synonyms under GOVERN, REGULATE.
—noun Obs.
1. Management.
2. Behavior.
3. Manège; a riding school. [<Ital. maneggiare handle, train horses, ult. <L manus a hand]