manage to do something
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Meaning · English
Succeed in doing something with difficulty or effort
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Thành công trong việc làm một việc gì đó với khó khăn hoặc nỗ lực
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: accomplish a task
Register: neutral
Examples
She managed to finish the project on time
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR B1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “manage to do something” mean?
Succeed in doing something with difficulty or effort Literally: accomplish a task
Is “manage to do something” formal or informal?
manage to do something is generally neutral.