manage – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of manage

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to manage
Participle: managed
Gerund: managing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Imanage
youmanage
he;she;itmanages
wemanage
youmanage
theymanage

Perfect

Ihave managed
youhave managed
he;she;ithas managed
wehave managed
youhave managed
theyhave managed

Past

Imanaged
youmanaged
he;she;itmanaged
wemanaged
youmanaged
theymanaged

Pluperfect

Ihad managed
youhad managed
he;she;ithad managed
wehad managed
youhad managed
theyhad managed

Future

Iwill manage
youwill manage
he;she;itwill manage
wewill manage
youwill manage
theywill manage

Future Perfect

Iwill have managed
youwill have managed
he;she;itwill have managed
wewill have managed
youwill have managed
theywill have managed

Subjunctive

Present

Imanage
youmanage
he;she;itmanage
wemanage
youmanage
theymanage

Perfect

Ihave managed
youhave managed
he;she;ithave managed
wehave managed
youhave managed
theyhave managed

Imperfect

Imanaged
youmanaged
he;she;itmanaged
wemanaged
youmanaged
theymanaged

Pluperfect

Ihad managed
youhad managed
he;she;ithad managed
wehad managed
youhad managed
theyhad managed

Conditional

Present

Iwould manage
youwould manage
he;she;itwould manage
wewould manage
youwould manage
theywould manage

Perfect

Iwould have managed
youwould have managed
he;she;itwould have managed
wewould have managed
youwould have managed
theywould have managed

Imperative

youmanage
weLet's manage
youmanage

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam managing
youare managing
he;she;itis managing
weare managing
youare managing
theyare managing

Perfect

Ihave been managing
youhave been managing
he;she;ithas been managing
wehave been managing
youhave been managing
theyhave been managing

Past

Iwas managing
youwere managing
he;she;itwas managing
wewere managing
youwere managing
theywere managing

Pluperfect

Ihad been managing
youhad been managing
he;she;ithad been managing
wehad been managing
youhad been managing
theyhad been managing

Future

Iwill be managing
youwill be managing
he;she;itwill be managing
wewill be managing
youwill be managing
theywill be managing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been managing
youwill have been managing
he;she;itwill have been managing
wewill have been managing
youwill have been managing
theywill have been managing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be managing
youwould be managing
he;she;itwould be managing
wewould be managing
youwould be managing
theywould be managing

Perfect

Iwould have been managing
youwould have been managing
he;she;itwould have been managing
wewould have been managing
youwould have been managing
theywould have been managing

Other

Verbs similar to 'manage'

manace, manège, amenage, apanage, arage, bandage, comanage, damage, emanate, gange,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

achieve
accomplish, arrange, succeed, contrive
direct
administer, conduct, control, govern, regulate, guide, supervise, engineer
educate
handle, dominate, influence, train

Antonyms

achieve
relinquish, forsake, retreat
direct
mislead, divert, deceive

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1561, probably from It. maneggiare "to handle," esp. "to control a horse," from L. manus "hand" (see manual). Influenced by Fr. manège "horsemanship" (earliest Eng. sense was of handling horses), which also was from the Italian. Extended to other objects or business from 1579. Slang sense of "get by" first recorded 1655.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der.
4. Proto-Italic *manus
5. Latin manus
6. Proto-Indo-European *-id-
7. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
8. Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
9. Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
10. Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
11. Latin -izāre
12. Vulgar Latin *manizāre
13. Old Italian maneggiareder.?
14. Old French manegebor.
15. Middle English *manage
16. English manage
17. From Early Modern English manage, menage, from Middle English *manage, *menage, from Old French manege (“the handling or training of a horse, horsemanship, riding, maneuvers, proceedings”), probably from Old Italian maneggiare (“to handle, manage, touch, treat”), from Vulgar Latin *manizāre (“handle”), from Latin manus (“hand”) + -izāre (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of manège.
18. Compare typologically English handle; Russian руководи́ть (rukovodítʹ) (< рука́ (ruká)).

Verbs referencing "manage"

Galician manexar, German, old spelling managen.

Sample Sentences

  • “ I 'm afraid not. ” “ Lor bless ye, yes ! These critters ain't like white folks, you know; they gets over things, only manage right. Now, they say, ” said Haley, assuming a candid and confidential air, “ that this kind o ’ trade is hardening to the feelings; but I never found it so. Fact is, I never could do things up the [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] say, ” said Haley, assuming a candid and confidential air, “ that this kind o ’ trade is hardening to the feelings; but I never found it so. Fact is, I never could do things up the way some fellers manage the business. I 've seen ’ em as would pull a woman's child out of her arms, and set him up to sell, and she screechin ’ like mad all the time; — very bad policy—damages the article—makes ’ em quite [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • At George Town, in the suburbs, there is a Jesuit College; delightfully situated, and, so far as I had an opportunity of seeing, well managed. Many persons who are not members of the Romish Church, avail themselves, I believe, of these institutions, and of the advantageous opportunities they afford for the education of their children. [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [ Illustration: THE AUCTION SALE. ] ~~~ “ Don't be feard, Aunt Hagar, ” said the oldest of the men, “ I spoke to Mas’r Thomas ’ bout it, and he thought he might manage to sell you in a lot both together. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ But what if they put thee in prison ? ” “ Couldn't thee and mother manage the farm ? ” said Simeon, smiling. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ So, you just see, ” she continued, “ what you 've got to manage. A household without any rule; where servants have it all their own way, do what they please, and have what they please, except so far as I, with my feeble health, have kept up government. I keep my [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] instruct ? ” “ Instruct ! O, fiddlestick ! What instructing do you think I should do ? I look like it ! As to Marie, she has spirit enough, to be sure, to kill off a whole plantation, if I'd let her manage; but she wouldn't get the cheatery out of them. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] hindered and repressed a great deal of cruelty, and congratulated ourselves on doing a vast deal of good, till, as often happens, my zeal overacted. Stubbs complained to my father that he couldn't manage the hands, and must resign his position. Father was a fond, indulgent husband, but a man that never flinched from anything that he thought necessary; and so he put down his foot, like a rock, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] he told me that I was a womanish sentimentalist, and would never do for business life; and advised me to take the bank-stock and the New Orleans family mansion, and go to writing poetry, and let him manage the plantation. So we parted, and I came here. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] He was a regular African lion. They called him Scipio. Nobody could do anything with him; and he was sold round from overseer to overseer, till at last Alfred bought him, because he thought he could manage him. Well, one day he knocked down the overseer, and was fairly off into the swamps. I was on a visit to Alf's plantation, for it was after we had dissolved partnership. Alfred was greatly [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)