manage her child〉 b : to treat with care : HUSBAND 〈managed his resources carefully〉 c : to exercise executive, administrative, and supervisory direction of 〈manage a business〉 〈manage a bond issue〉 〈manage a baseball team〉 2 : to work upon or try to alter for a purpose 〈manage the press〉 〈manage stress〉 3 : to succeed in accomplishing : CONTRIVE 〈managed to escape from prison〉 4 : to direct the professional career of 〈an agency that manages entertainers〉 intransitive verb 1 a : to direct or carry