Manage to meaning in English

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Definition

to manage to (do something): to succeed in (doing something) verb
to manage (a company): to supervise, to lead, to control (a company) verb

Examples

  • "Not only did you explicitly disobey my wishes, but somehow you managed to kidnap the most feared judge in California - Frederick F."
  • "He and his friends in finance managed to buy up stocks from minor shareholders of the company, including members of the Dulce family."
  • "Eventually I did manage to finish it however, at which time I enjoyed another good laugh."
  • "We did manage to release him, but unfortunately on the way down, he hit a few branches and then landed on his head."
  • "It was quite grotty really, but I managed to sell it a year ago for about £250,000."
  • "You'll be pleased to know that despite our little incident, I managed to talk those suckers at "Smells R Us" into renewing their orders for the upcoming year."
  • "But I fought tooth and nail, and managed to allocate funds for the following items"
  • "Jean and I have managed to recover all of our data and transfer it to our new servers, so theoretically you should have received all emails which were sent to you while our server was offline."
  • "Just look at Cherie Blair, she has raised three children yet still manages to earn more money than her husband and he is the Prime Minister of England."
  • "We won't be seeing you on Monday, but good luck in any future career you might manage to find."
  • "We managed to identify and destroy the virus before it infected any other machines on the network, which is extremely good news."
  • "Luckily for you, Freddy and I are members of the same golf club and I managed to persuade him not to press charges."
  • "Do you manage to get everything done on time?"
  • "I think I can manage."
  • "And, if you do manage to get an interview, which I very much doubt, I suggest you practise your manner."
  • "No matter how silly the question may be, there is always a way to transform it into something informative, and in this case, you managed to promote our products as well."
  • "I managed to maintain a shred of dignity by sticking out my ‘pinkie' finger with each sip."
  • "HoratioBot tried to eat her, but I managed to save her."
  • "Looks like you've managed to escape prison one more time!"
  • "The London Ducky managed to speak to one worker, Pedro Sanchez, despite his pocket having been crammed full of 50 dollar bills in order to keep his mouth shut."

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