Here is Audio Word Study #048 from Jane Lawson at DailyStep.com
Different meanings of MANAGE
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This word study was requested by Zoya from Ukraine, who asked me to explain the various uses of MANAGE. This is a good question - it is one of those words that has different meanings that can be easily confused. Let’s see if you know these all these meanings!
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MANAGE (verb)
Meaning 1: to be responsible for controlling or organising someone or something, especially a business.
Examples: 1. He is not very good at managing his time – he is always late for everything, and he never finds time to finish his day’s work.
2. Does this new recruit have much experience of managing projects?
3. You need to be very careful with your choice of words when you are managing people because it can be easy to cause offence.
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Meaning 2: If you manage to do something, especially something difficult, you succeed in doing it.
Examples: 1. Sherlock Holmes always manages to solve the crime in the end!
2. I managed to run the marathon, even though it nearly killed me!
3. He only just managed to catch the train – it was due to leave two minutes after he arrived at the station. (note: ‘only just managed’ means ‘almost didn’t manage’. You can read more about this structure in my Audio Word Study #41)
4. I hope to manage a holiday later in the year. (note: this means that I hope to find enough time or money for a holiday later in the year.)
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Meaning 3: to live on a small amount of money.
Examples: 1. How are they going to manage after he loses his job?
2. I don’t know how they manage on so little money.
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MANAGER (noun)
Meaning: A manager is the person who is responsible for managing an organisation, a department within a company, or a team, such as a sports team, or a group.
Examples: 1. Could I speak to the manager, please? (note: this means ‘Could I speak to the person in charge please?’)
2. The manager of the England football team has just changed. The new England manager is called Roy Hodgson.
3. The band was great, and the music was fantastic, but they did not have a good manager so they didn’t get very good gigs. (note: the manager of a band, singer, actor or other performer is responsible for arranging the business side of their work, and agreeing prices etc.)
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There is another related verb which you often hear, particularly in relation to politics. This verb has its origins in the theatre, as a stage manager is someone who organises and controls the theatre’s stage:
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STAGE-MANAGE (verb)
Meaning: If you stage-manage an event, you arrange and control it in order to achieve your desired result.
Example: The televised debate between the politicians was carefully stage-managed, so much so that it was hard to know what they were really thinking.
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Now, try to write your own sentences using all these meanings of MANAGE. Make sure these sentences are true to your own life, or about someone you know, because this will help you to remember them better. That is all for Audio Word Study #048 on DailyStep.com.
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