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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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What is the defferance between able to and manage to?
what is the differance between able to and manage to
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They can both amount to the same thing. One is an adjective and the other is a verb. I was able to do it.
- They can both amount to the same thing.
- One is an adjective and the other is a verb.
- I was able to do it.
- I managed to do it.
- I suppose you could say that the first one implies native ability, while the second implies cleverness or resourcefulness in dealing with a situation.
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They can both amount to the same thing.
One is an adjective and the other is a verb.
I was able to do it. I managed to do it.
I suppose you could say that the first one implies native ability, while the second implies cleverness or resourcefulness in dealing with a situation.
One is an adjective and the other is a verb.
I was able to do it. I managed to do it.
I suppose you could say that the first one implies native ability, while the second implies cleverness or resourcefulness in dealing with a situation.
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I would define them like this:
Be able to suggests doing and finishing something with ease, no fumbling, no stuggle.
Manage to connotes completion but with a sense of barely "crawling over the finish line".
Be able to suggests doing and finishing something with ease, no fumbling, no stuggle.
Manage to connotes completion but with a sense of barely "crawling over the finish line".
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