manifest
English
Etymology
From Middle French manifeste, from Latin manifestus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from manus (“hand”) + *infestus, participle of *infendere "strike" (seen also in defendere, offendere, etc.).
Pronunciation
Adjective
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, 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), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Hebrews 4:13:
- Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight […]
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- 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: Printed for Jacob Tonson, […], OCLC 228732415, book II, page 47:
- Caliſtho there ſtood manifeſt of Shame, / And turn’d a Bear, the Northern Star became […]
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- manifest content
- manifest destiny
Translations
Noun
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: Printed for Jacob Tonson, […], OCLC 228732415, 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.
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Verb
manifest (third-person singular simple present manifests, present participle manifesting, simple past and past participle manifested)
- 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, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [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:
- 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.
- To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.
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Further reading
- 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)
Catalan
Adjective
manifest (feminine manifesta, masculine plural manifests or manifestos, feminine plural manifestes)
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Latin manifestare (“make public, declare”).
Declension
nominative | manifest |
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genitive | manifestniñ |
dative | manifestke |
accusative | manifestni |
locative | manifestte |
ablative | manifestten |
Danish
Declension
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | manifest | manifestet | manifester | manifesterne |
genitive | manifests | manifestets | manifesters | manifesternes |
Dutch
Pronunciation
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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maniˈfɛst/
- Rhymes: -ɛst
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Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist manifest | sie ist manifest | es ist manifest | sie sind manifest | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | manifester | manifeste | manifestes | manifeste |
genitive | manifesten | manifester | manifesten | manifester | |
dative | manifestem | manifester | manifestem | manifesten | |
accusative | manifesten | manifeste | manifestes | manifeste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der manifeste | die manifeste | das manifeste | die manifesten |
genitive | des manifesten | der manifesten | des manifesten | der manifesten | |
dative | dem manifesten | der manifesten | dem manifesten | den manifesten | |
accusative | den manifesten | die manifeste | das manifeste | die manifesten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein manifester | eine manifeste | ein manifestes | (keine) manifesten |
genitive | eines manifesten | einer manifesten | eines manifesten | (keiner) manifesten | |
dative | einem manifesten | einer manifesten | einem manifesten | (keinen) manifesten | |
accusative | einen manifesten | eine manifeste | ein manifestes | (keine) manifesten |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin manifestus
Noun
manifest n (definite singular manifestet, indefinite plural manifest or manifester, definite plural manifesta or manifestene)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin manifestus
Noun
manifest n (definite singular manifestet, indefinite plural manifest, definite plural manifesta)
Polish
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | manifest | manifesty |
genitive | manifestu | manifestów |
dative | manifestowi | manifestom |
accusative | manifest | manifesty |
instrumental | manifestem | manifestami |
locative | manifeście | manifestach |
vocative | manifeście | manifesty |
Scots
Verb
manifest (third-person singular present manifests, present participle manifestin, past manifestit, past participle manifestit)
- to manifest