grammar (phrase frame) · neutral

manage + to + V

Band 4-5speakingtask2

to succeed in doing something, especially something difficult or that took effort

Examples

“Despite the late start, they managed to finish on time.”

“I managed to pass the exam even though I was ill.”

“She managed to save enough money for a deposit.”

Band 8 sentence

“Despite the limited resources, the team managed to deliver a high-quality report under deadline pressure.”

Collocations

  • manage to + V
  • manage with/without

Word family

manage verbmanagement nounmanageable adjective

Common mistakes

He succeed to open the door.→He managed to open the door.

I managed fix it.→I managed to fix it.

She managed doing it yesterday.→She managed to do it yesterday.

Say it for a higher band

5can→6succeed in→7+manage to

Synonyms

succeed in

be able to

Easily confused

succeed in + V-ing

“She succeeded in passing the exam.”

Related words

look forward to + V-ingtry + V-ing / try to + Vfor + somebody + to + Vavoid + V-ingbe likely to + Vbegin / start + V-ing / to + Vprevent + somebody + from + V-ingturn out + to + V

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