"managing" meaning in English

See managing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmæn.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ (note: Received Pronunciation, General American, weak vowel distinction), /ˈmæn.ə.d͡ʒɪŋ/ (note: weak vowel merger), /ˈmeə̯n.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ (note: æ-raising, weak vowel distinction), /ˈmeə̯n.ə.d͡ʒɪŋ/ (note: æ-raising, weak vowel merger) Forms: managings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} managing (plural managings)
  1. management Related terms: managing director, managing editor
    Sense id: en-managing-en-noun-KIllofLI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Verb

IPA: /ˈmæn.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ (note: Received Pronunciation, General American, weak vowel distinction), /ˈmæn.ə.d͡ʒɪŋ/ (note: weak vowel merger), /ˈmeə̯n.ɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ (note: æ-raising, weak vowel distinction), /ˈmeə̯n.ə.d͡ʒɪŋ/ (note: æ-raising, weak vowel merger)
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} managing
  1. present participle and gerund of manage Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: manage
    Sense id: en-managing-en-verb-sFamcTry

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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