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mi·cro·man·age
(mī′krō-măn′ĭj)tr.v. mi·cro·man·aged, mi·cro·man·ag·ing, mi·cro·man·ag·es
To direct or control in a detailed, often meddlesome manner.
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micromanage
(ˈmaɪkrəʊˌmænɪdʒ)vb
(tr) to control (a business or project) with excessive attention to minor details
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mi•cro•man•age
(ˈmaɪ kroʊˌmæn ɪdʒ)v.t. -aged, -ag•ing.
to manage or control with excessive attention to minor details: micromanaging every facet of government.
[1975–80]
mi′cro•man`age•ment, n.
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micromanage
Past participle: micromanaged
Gerund: micromanaging
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| Present |
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| I micromanage |
| you micromanage |
| he/she/it micromanages |
| we micromanage |
| you micromanage |
| they micromanage |
| Preterite |
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| I micromanaged |
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| he/she/it micromanaged |
| we micromanaged |
| you micromanaged |
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| Present Continuous |
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| I am micromanaging |
| you are micromanaging |
| he/she/it is micromanaging |
| we are micromanaging |
| you are micromanaging |
| they are micromanaging |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have micromanaged |
| you have micromanaged |
| he/she/it has micromanaged |
| we have micromanaged |
| you have micromanaged |
| they have micromanaged |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was micromanaging |
| you were micromanaging |
| he/she/it was micromanaging |
| we were micromanaging |
| you were micromanaging |
| they were micromanaging |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had micromanaged |
| you had micromanaged |
| he/she/it had micromanaged |
| we had micromanaged |
| you had micromanaged |
| they had micromanaged |
| Future |
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| I will micromanage |
| you will micromanage |
| he/she/it will micromanage |
| we will micromanage |
| you will micromanage |
| they will micromanage |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have micromanaged |
| you will have micromanaged |
| he/she/it will have micromanaged |
| we will have micromanaged |
| you will have micromanaged |
| they will have micromanaged |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be micromanaging |
| you will be micromanaging |
| he/she/it will be micromanaging |
| we will be micromanaging |
| you will be micromanaging |
| they will be micromanaging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been micromanaging |
| you have been micromanaging |
| he/she/it has been micromanaging |
| we have been micromanaging |
| you have been micromanaging |
| they have been micromanaging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been micromanaging |
| you will have been micromanaging |
| he/she/it will have been micromanaging |
| we will have been micromanaging |
| you will have been micromanaging |
| they will have been micromanaging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been micromanaging |
| you had been micromanaging |
| he/she/it had been micromanaging |
| we had been micromanaging |
| you had been micromanaging |
| they had been micromanaging |
| Conditional |
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| I would micromanage |
| you would micromanage |
| he/she/it would micromanage |
| we would micromanage |
| you would micromanage |
| they would micromanage |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have micromanaged |
| you would have micromanaged |
| he/she/it would have micromanaged |
| we would have micromanaged |
| you would have micromanaged |
| they would have micromanaged |
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