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direct vs manage

manage vs direct

direct is an adjective but manage is not an adjective.

direct and manage both are verbs.

direct is an adverb but manage is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
direct No Yes Yes Yes
manage No No Yes No
As verbs, manage is a hypernym of direct; that is, manage is a word with a broader meaning than direct:
  • direct: govern or manage
  • manage: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
Other hypernyms of direct include care, deal, handle.
direct (adjective) manage (adjective)
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
being an immediate result or consequence
direct (verb) manage (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking) handle effectively
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
command with authority watch and direct
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction carry on or function
put an address on (an envelope) succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal be successful; achieve a goal
guide the actors in (plays and films)
lead, as in the performance of a composition
take somebody somewhere
cause to go somewhere
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
govern or manage
direct (adverb) manage (adverb)
without deviation
Difference between direct and manage

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