to manage a household

  • 1manage — [man′ij] vt. managed, managing [It maneggiare < mano, hand < L manus: see MANUAL] 1. Obs. to train (a horse) in its paces; cause to do the exercises of the manège 2. to control the movement or behavior of; handle 3. to have charge of;… …

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  • 2household — [[t]ha͟ʊshoʊld[/t]] ♦♦♦ households 1) N COUNT A household is all the people in a family or group who live together in a house. ...growing up in a male only household... Many poor households are experiencing real hardship. 2) N SING: oft N n The… …

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  • 3manage — [[t]mæ̱nɪʤ[/t]] ♦♦ manages, managing, managed 1) VERB If you manage an organization, business, or system, or the people who work in it, you are responsible for controlling them. [V n] Within two years he was managing the store... [V n] Most… …

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  • 4manage — verb 1 succeed in doing sth ADVERB ▪ nicely, perfectly well (esp. BrE), very well ▪ I can manage perfectly well on my own, thank you. ▪ successfully ▪ skilfully/skillfully …

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  • 5household — ▪ I. household house‧hold 1 [ˈhaʊshəʊld ǁ hoʊld] adjective connected with looking after a house and the people in it: • retailers of furniture, carpets, and household goods • Video phones won t become a household appliance for a long time.   [m0] …

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  • 6household — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ average ▪ The average household spends more on housing than on food. ▪ domestic, private, etc. ▪ rural …

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  • 7manage — 01. I don t know how my neighbor [manages] to work full time, raise her two children, and keep her house clean, all by herself. 02. I think we should talk to the apartment [manager] about the noise in our apartment building at night. 03. What… …

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  • 8manage — v. & n. v. 1 tr. organize; regulate; be in charge of (a business, household, team, a person s career, etc.). 2 tr. (often foll. by to + infin.) succeed in achieving; contrive (managed to arrive on time; managed a smile; managed to ruin the day).… …

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  • 9manage — [c]/ˈmænɪdʒ / (say manij) verb (managed, managing) –verb (t) 1. to bring about; succeed in accomplishing: he managed to see the governor. 2. to take charge or care of: to manage an estate. 3. to dominate or influence (a person) by tact, address,… …

  • 10manage — I v 1. arrange, contrive, engineer, maneuver; effect, bring about, cause. 2. take charge of, run, direct, command, govern, rule, order, dictate; oversee, regulate, supervise, head, superintend; conduct, take the helm, watch over, take care of. 3 …

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