# 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: /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/, /ˈmæn.ə.fɛst/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Hyphenation: man‧i‧fest

### 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), 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 […]

#### 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)
* 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, 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

* flight interruption manifest
* manifest typing

#### Translations
### Verb

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.
** 1988, Dennis Marcellino, Sweeping it under the drug, page 123:And usually this manifests as them trying to prove their parent's criticism's and belittlings wrong.
** 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.
** 2012, Justin D. Yeakel et al., “Stable isotopes, functional morphology, and human evolution: a model of consilience”, in arXiv‎:Molar enamel thickness is a morphological trait that differentiates African apes from hominins, being manifested most dramatically in the megadont hominins (Paranthropus spp.) with hyperthick enamel.
* (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: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,
* (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.
* William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “manifest”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
* Manifest in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

### Anagrams

* antifems

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [mə.niˈfest]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ma.niˈfest]

### Adjective

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

### Noun

manifest m (plural manifests or manifestos)
* manifesto

## Crimean Tatar
### Etymology

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

### Noun

manifest
* 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
* manifesto

#### Related terms

* manifestace
* manifestovat

### Further reading

* “manifest”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “manifest”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 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)
* manifesto

#### Declension
### References

* “manifest” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

manifest n (plural manifesten, diminutive manifestje n)
* manifest

### Adjective

manifest (not comparable)
* manifest; obvious, undeniable

#### Declension
## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maniˈfɛst/
* Rhymes: -ɛst
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

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

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian manifesto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ma.nɪˈfɛːst/

### Noun

manifest m (plural manifesti)
* manifesto (public declaration)

#### Related terms

* manifestazzjoni
* mmanifesta

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Latin manifestus.

### Noun

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

### References

* “manifest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### 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: /maˈɲi.fɛst/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ifɛst
* Syllabification: ma‧ni‧fest

### Noun

manifest m inan
* 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)
* manifest

#### Declension
## Scots
### Etymology

From English manifest.

### Verb

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

## Swedish
### Adjective

manifest (not comparable)
* manifest

#### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

### Noun

manifest n
* a manifesto
    fila på ett manifestwork 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)