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manage up en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To calculate one's interactions with someone above oneself in a hierarchy (often one's own manager) so as to try to guide them into choosing a certain option (narrow scope) or to guide them into doing a better job at their leadership of their subordinates (broader scope).
    • She felt compelled to manage up because her boss seemed to be missing the significance of the risk.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
managing up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
manages up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
managed up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
managed up Tense=Past lexicographic

Antonyms

manage · manage down