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Verbs

• (v) be successful; achieve a goal
  • She succeeded in persuading us all
  • I managed to carry the box upstairs
  • She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it
  • The pianist negociated the difficult runs
  bring off, carry off, negociate, pull off,
• (v) be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
  • I can deal with this crew of workers
  • This blender can't handle nuts
  • She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old
  handle, care, deal,
• (v) come to terms with
  • We got by on just a gallon of gas
  • They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
  cope, get by, grapple, make do, contend, deal, make out,
• (v) watch and direct
  • Who is overseeing this project?
  oversee, superintend, supervise,
• (v) achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods finagle, wangle,
• (v) carry on or function
  • We could do with a little more help around here
  do,
• (v) handle effectively
  • The burglar wielded an axe
  • The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well
  wield, handle,

Synonyms

bring off carry off negociate pull off handle care deal cope get by grapple make do contend make out oversee superintend supervise finagle wangle do wield

Antonyms

fail

Words of close approximity