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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmæn.ɪd͡ʒ/
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• /ˈmæn.ɪd͡ʒ/ General American, Canada, weak vowel distinction
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• /ˈmɛən.ɪd͡ʒ/ æ-raising
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• Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• /ˈmæn.əd͡ʒ/ weak vowel merger
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• /ˈmɛən.əd͡ʒ/ æ-raising
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• South-Asia: /mæn.eːd͡ʒ/
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• Australian: /ˈmæn.ɪd͡ʒ/
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• New-Zealand: /ˈmɛn.əd͡ʒ/
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• rhymes with -ænɪdʒ
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• CMU ARPABET: M AE1 N AH0 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: M AE1 N IH0 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh2-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izāre Vulgar Latin *manizāre Old Italian maneggiareder.? Old French manegebor. Middle English *manage English manage 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. Compare typologically English handle; Russian руководи́ть (rukovodítʹ) (< рука́ (ruká)).

228 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: أَدَارَ (ʔadāra) — to direct or be in charge
• Bulgarian: ръководя (rǎkovodja) — to direct or be in charge
• Bulgarian: управлявам (upravljavam) — to direct or be in charge
• Catalan: portar — to direct or be in charge
• Catalan: dirigir — to direct or be in charge
• Chinese Mandarin: 管理 (guǎnlǐ) — to direct or be in charge
• Czech: spravovat — to direct or be in charge
• Czech: řídit — to direct or be in charge
• Dutch: beheren — to direct or be in charge
• Dutch: leiden — to direct or be in charge
• Dutch: managen — to direct or be in charge
• Esperanto: regi — to direct or be in charge
• Esperanto: mastrumi — to direct or be in charge
• Estonian: juhtima — to direct or be in charge
• Finnish: johtaa — to direct or be in charge
• Finnish: hallita — to direct or be in charge
• French: gérer — to direct or be in charge
• French: ménager — to direct or be in charge
• Galician: manexar — to direct or be in charge
• German: verwalten — to direct or be in charge
• German: leiten — to direct or be in charge
• Greek: διαχειρίζομαι (diacheirízomai) — to direct or be in charge
• Hungarian: igazgat — to direct or be in charge
• Hungarian: vezet — to direct or be in charge
• Hungarian: irányít — to direct or be in charge
• Ido: guidar — to direct or be in charge
• Indonesian: mengurus — to direct or be in charge
• Irish: bainistigh — to direct or be in charge
• Italian: dirigere — to direct or be in charge
• Japanese: 管理する (kanri suru) — to direct or be in charge
• Kabuverdianu: jeri — to direct or be in charge
• Korean: 관리하다 (gwalli-hada) — to direct or be in charge
• Central Kurdish: بەرێوبردن (berêwbirdin) — to direct or be in charge
• Latin: moderor — to direct or be in charge
• Latin: tractō — to direct or be in charge
• Malay: urus — to direct or be in charge
• Mongolian: эрхлэх (erxlex) — to direct or be in charge
• Mongolian: удирдах (udirdax) — to direct or be in charge
• Norwegian: lede — to direct or be in charge
• Persian: اداره کردن (edâre kardan) — to direct or be in charge
• Persian: دبریدن — to direct or be in charge
• Persian: مدیریت کردن (modiriyyat kardan) — to direct or be in charge
• Polish: zarządzać — to direct or be in charge
• Polish: kierować — to direct or be in charge
• Portuguese: manejar — to direct or be in charge
• Portuguese: gerir — to direct or be in charge
• Portuguese: gerenciar — to direct or be in charge
• Romanian: conduce — to direct or be in charge
• Romanian: administra — to direct or be in charge
• Romanian: gestiona — to direct or be in charge
• Russian: управля́ть (upravljátʹ) — to direct or be in charge
• Russian: руководи́ть (rukovodítʹ) — to direct or be in charge
• Russian: заве́довать (zavédovatʹ) — to direct or be in charge
• Serbo-Croatian: управљати — to direct or be in charge
• Serbo-Croatian: водити — to direct or be in charge
• Serbo-Croatian: руководити — to direct or be in charge
• Serbo-Croatian: upravljati — to direct or be in charge
• Serbo-Croatian: voditi — to direct or be in charge
• Serbo-Croatian: rukovoditi — to direct or be in charge
• Spanish: manejar — to direct or be in charge
• Spanish: gerenciar — to direct or be in charge
• Spanish: gestionar — to direct or be in charge
• Spanish: gerentear — to direct or be in charge
• Spanish: manachear — to direct or be in charge
• Swedish: styra — to direct or be in charge
• Ukrainian: управля́ти (upravljáty) — to direct or be in charge
• Ukrainian: керува́ти (keruváty) — to direct or be in charge
• Belarusian: кіраваць (kiravacʹ) — to handle or control a situation or job
• Bulgarian: справям се (spravjam se) — to handle or control a situation or job
• Catalan: dirigir — to handle or control a situation or job
• Catalan: manejar — to handle or control a situation or job
• Czech: řídit — to handle or control a situation or job
• Czech: zvládat — to handle or control a situation or job
• Czech: zvládnout — to handle or control a situation or job
• Danish: klare — to handle or control a situation or job
• Danish: håndtere — to handle or control a situation or job
• Estonian: haldama — to handle or control a situation or job
• Finnish: hallita — to handle or control a situation or job
• Finnish: suoriutua — to handle or control a situation or job
• French: diriger — to handle or control a situation or job
• Galician: axeitar — to handle or control a situation or job
• Hungarian: irányít — to handle or control a situation or job
• Hungarian: kezel — to handle or control a situation or job
• Hungarian: intéz — to handle or control a situation or job
• Hungarian: menedzsel — to handle or control a situation or job
• Indonesian: mengontrol — to handle or control a situation or job
• Kabuverdianu: jeri — to handle or control a situation or job
• Korean: 처리(處理)하다 (cheorihada) — to handle or control a situation or job
• Central Kurdish: جێبەجێکردن (cêbecêkirdin) — to handle or control a situation or job
• Latin: moderor — to handle or control a situation or job
• Latin: tractō — to handle or control a situation or job
• Latin: afficiō — to handle or control a situation or job
• Māori: whakahaere — to handle or control a situation or job
• Mongolian: удирдах (udirdax) — to handle or control a situation or job
• Mongolian: эрхлэх (erxlex) — to handle or control a situation or job
• Norwegian: håndtere — to handle or control a situation or job
• Norwegian: klare — to handle or control a situation or job
• Persian: کیاستن — to handle or control a situation or job
• Persian: مدیریت کردن (modiriyyat kardan) — to handle or control a situation or job
• Polish: zająć — to handle or control a situation or job
• Polish: zajmować — to handle or control a situation or job
• Polish: załatwić — to handle or control a situation or job
• Portuguese: manejar — to handle or control a situation or job
• Romanian: descurca — to handle or control a situation or job
• Romanian: face față — to handle or control a situation or job
• Russian: управля́ть (upravljátʹ) — to handle or control a situation or job
• Russian: руководи́ть (rukovodítʹ) — to handle or control a situation or job
• Serbo-Croatian: сналазити се — to handle or control a situation or job
• Serbo-Croatian: контролисати — to handle or control a situation or job
• Serbo-Croatian: руковати — to handle or control a situation or job
• Serbo-Croatian: snalaziti se — to handle or control a situation or job
• Serbo-Croatian: kontrolisati — to handle or control a situation or job
• Serbo-Croatian: rukovati — to handle or control a situation or job
• Spanish: manejar — to handle or control a situation or job
• Spanish: gerenciar — to handle or control a situation or job
• Spanish: gestionar — to handle or control a situation or job
• Spanish: gerentear — to handle or control a situation or job
• Swahili: mudu — to handle or control a situation or job
• Swedish: styra — to handle or control a situation or job
• Tày: cai — to handle or control a situation or job
• Tày: cai cuổn — to handle or control a situation or job
• Thai: จัดการ (jàt-gaan) — to handle or control a situation or job
• Bulgarian: владея (vladeja) — to handle a tool with ease
• Bulgarian: боравя (boravja) — to handle a tool with ease
• Czech: ovládat — to handle a tool with ease
• Czech: zvládat — to handle a tool with ease
• Finnish: hallita — to handle a tool with ease
• French: manier — to handle a tool with ease
• Galician: axeitar — to handle a tool with ease
• Hungarian: bánik — to handle a tool with ease
• Indonesian: menangani — to handle a tool with ease
• Italian: managgiare — to handle a tool with ease
• Korean: 다루다 (daruda) — to handle a tool with ease
• Polish: władać — to handle a tool with ease
• Portuguese: manejar — to handle a tool with ease
• Romanian: mânui — to handle a tool with ease
• Romanian: mânui cu îndemânare — to handle a tool with ease
• Romanian: manevra — to handle a tool with ease
• Serbo-Croatian: руковати — to handle a tool with ease
• Serbo-Croatian: барата — to handle a tool with ease
• Serbo-Croatian: управљати — to handle a tool with ease
• Serbo-Croatian: rukovati — to handle a tool with ease
• Serbo-Croatian: barata — to handle a tool with ease
• Serbo-Croatian: upravljati — to handle a tool with ease
• Swedish: handla — to handle a tool with ease
• Bulgarian: съумявам (sǎumjavam) — to succeed at an attempt
• Catalan: sortir-se'n — to succeed at an attempt
• Catalan: aconseguir — to succeed at an attempt
• Czech: zvládnout — to succeed at an attempt
• Czech: uspět — to succeed at an attempt
• Dutch: erin slagen — to succeed at an attempt
• Dutch: lukken — to succeed at an attempt
• Estonian: õnnestuma — to succeed at an attempt
• Finnish: onnistua — to succeed at an attempt
• French: parvenir — to succeed at an attempt
• French: réussir — to succeed at an attempt
• French: arriver — to succeed at an attempt
• German: hinbekommen — to succeed at an attempt
• German: schaffen — to succeed at an attempt
• Greek: κατορθώνω (katorthóno) — to succeed at an attempt
• Hungarian: sikerül — to succeed at an attempt
• Indonesian: berhasil — to succeed at an attempt
• Italian: riuscire — to succeed at an attempt
• Korean: 는 데 성공하다 (-neun de seonggonghada) — to succeed at an attempt
• Norwegian: klare — to succeed at an attempt
• Polish: dać radę — to succeed at an attempt
• Polish: dokonać — to succeed at an attempt
• Polish: podołać — to succeed at an attempt
• Polish: zdołać — to succeed at an attempt
• Portuguese: conseguir — to succeed at an attempt
• Romanian: reuși — to succeed at an attempt
• Romanian: izbuti — to succeed at an attempt
• Romanian: descurca — to succeed at an attempt
• Russian: справля́ться (spravljátʹsja) — to succeed at an attempt
• Russian: удава́ться (udavátʹsja) — to succeed at an attempt
• Serbo-Croatian: успети — to succeed at an attempt
• Serbo-Croatian: постићи — to succeed at an attempt
• Serbo-Croatian: сналазити се — to succeed at an attempt
• Serbo-Croatian: uspeti — to succeed at an attempt
• Serbo-Croatian: postići — to succeed at an attempt
• Serbo-Croatian: snalaziti se — to succeed at an attempt
• Spanish: conseguir — to succeed at an attempt
• Spanish: lograr — to succeed at an attempt
• Swahili: mudu — to succeed at an attempt
• Swedish: lyckas — to succeed at an attempt
• Ukrainian: вдаватися (vdavatysja) — to succeed at an attempt
• Ukrainian: вда́тися (vdátysja) — to succeed at an attempt
• Russian: умудря́ться (umudrjátʹsja) — to end up doing something that could or should have been avoided
• Russian: умудри́ться (umudrítʹsja) — to end up doing something that could or should have been avoided
• Ukrainian: примудря́тися (prymudrjátysja) — to end up doing something that could or should have been avoided
• Ukrainian: примудри́тися (prymudrýtysja) — to end up doing something that could or should have been avoided
• Bulgarian: успявам (uspjavam) — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Catalan: sortir-se'n — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Catalan: aconseguir — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Czech: dosáhnout — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Estonian: hakkama saama — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Finnish: selviytyä — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Finnish: suoriutua — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• French: accomplir — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• German: schaffen — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Hungarian: megállja a helyét — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Hungarian: boldogul — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Hungarian: elboldogul — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Hungarian: győz — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Hungarian: elbír — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Italian: arrangiarsi — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Norwegian: klare — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Polish: poradzić — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Polish: dać radę — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Polish: podołać — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Polish: sprawić — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Romanian: descurca — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Romanian: descurca singur — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Romanian: face față — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Russian: успева́ть (uspevátʹ) — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Russian: справля́ться (spravljátʹsja) — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Serbo-Croatian: сналазити се — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Serbo-Croatian: успети сам — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Serbo-Croatian: изаћи на крај — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Serbo-Croatian: snalaziti se — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Serbo-Croatian: uspeti sam — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Serbo-Croatian: izaći na kraj — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Spanish: apañárselas — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Spanish: arreglárselas — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Spanish: defenderse — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Spanish: lograr — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Swahili: mudu — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help
• Swedish: klara — to achieve without fuss, or without outside help