manifest
See also: Manifest
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/, /ˈmæn.ə.fɛst/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Hyphenation: man‧i‧fest
AdjectiveEdit
manifest (comparative more manifest, superlative most manifest)
- 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[1], 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 […]
- Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
- (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 […]
SynonymsEdit
- (evident to the senses, easy to understand): apparent, plain, clear, distinct, obvious, palpable, patent
- See also Thesaurus:obvious.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
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obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible
NounEdit
manifest (plural manifests)
- A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
- (computing) A file containing metadata describing other files.
- (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, page 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.
TranslationsEdit
list of passengers or goods
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obsolete: public declaration
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VerbEdit
manifest (third-person singular simple present manifests, present participle manifesting, simple past and past participle manifested)
- (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[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], 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[2]:
- 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.
- (intransitive) To become manifest; to be revealed.
- His osteoporosis first manifested as pain in his hips.
- (transitive, initially occult, now slang) To will something to exist.
- 1982, Shakti Gawain, The Creative Visualization Workbook[3]:
- 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[4]:
- 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[5]:
- To Fishback, the project is a perfect fit. “I’ve been manifesting a romance role for a really long time,” she said,
- (transitive) To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.
TranslationsEdit
to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
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to exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse
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Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- manifest at OneLook Dictionary Search
- manifest in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- manifest in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
Manifest in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
manifest (feminine manifesta, masculine plural manifests or manifestos, feminine plural manifestes)
NounEdit
manifest m (plural manifests or manifestos)
Crimean TatarEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin manifestare (“make public, declare”).
NounEdit
manifest
DeclensionEdit
Declension of manifest
| nominative | manifest |
|---|---|
| genitive | manifestniñ |
| dative | manifestke |
| accusative | manifestni |
| locative | manifestte |
| ablative | manifestten |
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CzechEdit
NounEdit
manifest m
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
DanishEdit
NounEdit
manifest n (singular definite manifestet, plural indefinite manifester)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of manifest
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | manifest | manifestet | manifester | manifesterne |
| genitive | manifests | manifestets | manifesters | manifesternes |
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DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
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NounEdit
manifest n (plural manifesten, diminutive manifestje n)
AdjectiveEdit
manifest (not comparable)
InflectionEdit
| Inflection of manifest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | manifest | |||
| inflected | manifeste | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | manifest | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | manifeste | ||
| n. sing. | manifest | |||
| plural | manifeste | |||
| definite | manifeste | |||
| partitive | manifests | |||
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
manifest (strong nominative masculine singular manifester, comparative manifester, superlative am manifestesten)
DeclensionEdit
Positive forms of manifest
Comparative forms of manifest
Superlative forms of manifest
Further readingEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin manifestus.
NounEdit
manifest n (definite singular manifestet, indefinite plural manifest or manifester, definite plural manifesta or manifestene)
ReferencesEdit
- “manifest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin manifestus.
NounEdit
manifest n (definite singular manifestet, indefinite plural manifest, definite plural manifesta)
ReferencesEdit
- “manifest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French manifeste, from Middle French manifeste, from Latin manifēstus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from manus (“hand”) + *infestus, participle of *infendere "strike".
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
manifest m inan
- manifesto (public declaration)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of manifest
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | manifest | manifesty |
| genitive | manifestu | manifestów |
| dative | manifestowi | manifestom |
| accusative | manifest | manifesty |
| instrumental | manifestem | manifestami |
| locative | manifeście | manifestach |
| vocative | manifeście | manifesty |
Further readingEdit
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
manifest n (plural manifești)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of manifest
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) manifest | manifestul | (niște) manifești | manifeștile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) manifest | manifestului | (unor) manifești | manifeștilor |
| vocative | manifestule | manifeștilor | ||
ScotsEdit
EtymologyEdit
VerbEdit
manifest (third-person singular simple present manifests, present participle manifestin, simple past manifestit, past participle manifestit)
- to manifest