manages

Manages is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb manage. It is used with he, she, or it, as in "She manages the team" or "It manages resources efficiently."

In business, management contexts, to manage means to direct operations, oversee personnel, allocate resources, and ensure objectives are met. It can also describe handling nonhuman systems or processes, such as managing inventory, schedules, or risk.

Common collocations include manages a team, manages a budget, manages time, and manages risks. The sense can extend to governance or administration, such as managing a department, a project, or a company.

Grammatical notes: the base form is manage; the past tense is managed; the present participle is managing; the past participle is also managed. The phrase "to manage to do something" expresses succeeding in an action, often despite difficulty.

Etymology: from Old French maner "to conduct; handle" and ultimately from Latin manus "hand", reflecting the sense of guiding or controlling.