manifest

English

Etymology

From Middle English manifest, manifeste, from Latin manifestus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from manus (“hand”) + *infestus, participle of *infendō (“strike”) (from the root of dēfendō, offendō, etc.), or from Proto-Indo-European *dʰers-. Doublet of manifesto.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/, /ˈmæn.ə.fɛst/

• Audio (US)

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• Audio (AU)

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• Hyphenation: man‧i‧fest

Adjective

manifest (comparative more manifest, superlative most manifest)

1. Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
   • 2017 October 27, Alex McLevy, “Making a Killing: The Brief Life and Bloody Death of the Post-Scream Slasher Revival”, in The A.V. Club‎, archived from the original on 5 March 2018:

     It re-envisioned Freddy Krueger in the “real world,” where the nightmare-dwelling being is made manifest in our reality, one where Freddy actor Robert Englund and original Nightmare On Elm Street star Heather Langenkamp play themselves, as does [Wes] Craven himself.

   • 1611, The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Hebrews 4:13:

     Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight […]

2. Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
3. (rare, used with "of") Detected; convicted.
   • 1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; , London: Jacob Tonson, , →OCLC, book II, page 47:

     Caliſtho there ſtood manifeſt of Shame, / And turn’d a Bear, the Northern Star became […]

Synonyms

• (evident to the senses, easy to understand): apparent, plain, clear, distinct, obvious, palpable, patent
• See also Thesaurus:obvious.

Derived terms

• manifest content
• manifest destiny

Translations

Noun

manifest (plural manifests)

1. A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
2. (computing) A file containing metadata describing other files.
3. (obsolete) A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.
   • 1700, [John] Dryden, “Homer’s Ilias”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; , London: Jacob Tonson, , →OCLC, book I, pages 206–7:

     But you, authentick Witneſſes I bring, / Before the gods, and your ungrateful King, / Of this my Manifeſt : That never more / This Hand ſhall combate on the crooked Shore : / No, let the Grecian Powers oppreſs’d in Fight, / Unpity’d periſh in their Tyrants fight.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Manifestation (popular psychology)

Wikipedia

manifest (third-person singular simple present manifests, present participle manifesting, simple past and past participle manifested)

1. (transitive) To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.

   His courage manifested itself through the look on his face.

   • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , page 312, column 1:

     My Parts, my Title, and my perfect Soule / Shall manifeſt me rightly.

   • 2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in the Guardian‎:

     Other global taboos, such as sex and suicide, manifest themselves widely online, with websites offering suicide guides and Hot XXX Action seconds away at the click of a button. The UK government will come under pressure to block access to pornographic websites this year when a committee of MPs publishes its report on protecting children online.

2. (intransitive) To become manifest; to be revealed.

   His osteoporosis first manifested as pain in his hips.

3. (transitive, initially occult, now slang) To will something to exist.
   • 1982, Shakti Gawain, The Creative Visualization Workbook‎:

     The process of creating your treasure map is a powerful step toward manifesting your goal. Now just spend a few minutes each day looking at it […]

   • 2014, Adrian Calabrese, How to Get Everything You Ever Wanted: Complete Guide to Using Your Psychic Common Sense‎:

     Undaunted by poverty, I decided to manifest a new car.

   • 2021, Kyle Buchanan, “Dominique Fishback Gave Her Heart to ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’”, in The New York Times‎:

     To Fishback, the project is a perfect fit. “I’ve been manifesting a romance role for a really long time,” she said,

4. (transitive) To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.

Translations

Related terms

• manifestation
• manifestly
• manifesto

Further reading

• “manifest”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “manifest”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “manifest”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Manifest in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

• antifems

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Adjective

manifest (feminine manifesta, masculine plural manifests or manifestos, feminine plural manifestes)

1. manifest, obvious

Noun

manifest m (plural manifests or manifestos)

1. manifesto

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Latin manifestare (“make public, declare”).

Noun

manifest

1. manifesto

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Noun

manifest m inan

1. manifesto

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

• manifest in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• manifest in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• manifest in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Danish

Noun

manifest n (singular definite manifestet, plural indefinite manifester)

1. manifesto

Declension

References

• “manifest” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• audio

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Noun

manifest n (plural manifesten, diminutive manifestje n)

1. manifest

Adjective

manifest (not comparable)

1. manifest; obvious, undeniable

Inflection

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maniˈfɛst/
• Rhymes: -ɛst

• Audio

  (file)

Adjective

manifest (strong nominative masculine singular manifester, comparative manifester, superlative am manifestesten)

1. manifest

Declension

Further reading

• “manifest” in Duden online
• “manifest” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian manifesto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.nɪˈfɛːst/

Noun

manifest m (plural manifesti)

1. manifesto (public declaration)

Related terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

manifest

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Latin manifestus.

Noun

manifest n (definite singular manifestet, indefinite plural manifest or manifester, definite plural manifesta or manifestene)

1. a manifesto

References

• “manifest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin manifestus.

Noun

manifest n (definite singular manifestet, indefinite plural manifest, definite plural manifesta)

1. a manifesto

References

• “manifest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

manifest

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from French manifeste, from Middle French manifeste, from Latin manifēstus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from manus (“hand”) + *infestus, participle of *infendere "strike".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈɲi.fɛst/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ifɛst
• Syllabification: ma‧ni‧fest

Noun

manifest m inan

1. manifesto (public declaration)

Declension

Further reading

• manifest in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• manifest in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French manifeste.

Noun

manifest n (plural manifești)

1. manifest

Declension

Scots

Etymology

From English manifest.

Verb

manifest (third-person singular simple present manifests, present participle manifestin, simple past manifestit, past participle manifestit)

1. to manifest

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

manifest

Wikipedia ^sv

Adjective

manifest (not comparable)

1. manifest

Declension

Noun

manifest n

1. a manifesto

   fila på ett manifest

   work on a manifesto

Declension

Related terms

• manifestera
• manifestation

References

• manifest in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• manifest in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• manifest in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)