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Soheil1 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Manage

Hi.
Any difference between 'manage' and 'be able to' in:

  • She never studies but always manages to pass her tests.

  • He always manages to win somehow.
  • Somehow, they've managed to avoid trouble


?Thanks in advance
  

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I think there is no difference between MANAGE and BE ABLE TO. She was able to save the young boy from drowning. She managed to save the young boy from drowning.

  • I think there is no difference between MANAGE and BE ABLE TO.
  • She was able to save the young boy from drowning.
  • She managed to save the young boy from drowning.
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I think there is no difference between MANAGE and BE ABLE TO.
She was able to save the young boy from drowning.
She managed to save the young boy from drowning.
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I would say : "She does thing(s) to be able to"

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