manifest

See also Manifest

English

WOTD – 1 November 2010    

Etymology

Middle French manifeste, from Latin manifestus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from manus (“hand”) + *festus, participle of *fendere "strike" (seen also in defendere, offendere, etc.).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/, /ˈmæn.ə.fɛst/, X-SAMPA: /"m{n.I.fEst/, /"m{n.@.fEst/

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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.
2. Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
3. (rare, used with "of") Detected; convicted.

   Calistho there stood manifest of shame. —Dryden. (Can we date this quote?)

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• manifest content
• manifest destiny

Translations

evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent

• Catalan: manifest (ca)
• Finnish: ilmeinen (fi)
• French: manifeste (fr) m and f
• German: manifest (de)

• Norwegian: manifest (no), åpenbar (no)
• Russian: явный (ru) (javnyj), очевидный (ru) (očevidnyj)
• Spanish: manifiesto (es), evidente (es)
• Telugu: వ్యక్తము (te) (vyaktamu), విదితము (te) (viditamu), గోచరము (te) (gOcharamu)

obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible

• Finnish: ilmeinen (fi)

• Spanish: manifiesto (es)

detected; convicted

• Catalan: manifest (ca)

• Finnish: ilmentymä (fi)

Noun

manifest (plural manifests)

1. (obsolete) A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto or manifestation.
2. A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
3. (computing) A file containing metadata describing other files.

Translations

obsolete: public declaration

• Catalan: manifest (ca)
• Dutch: manifest (nl) n
• Esperanto: manifesto (eo)
• Finnish: manifesti (fi)
• French: profession de foi (fr), manifeste (fr), proclamation (fr), déclaration (fr), mise au point (fr), coming out (fr)

• German: Manifest (de) f
• Norwegian: manifest (no) n
• Polish: manifest (pl) m
• Russian: манифест (ru) (manifest) m, декларация (ru) (deklaracija) f
• Spanish: profesión de fe (es), manifiesto (es), proclamación (es), declaración (es)
• Turkish: manifesto (tr)

list of passengers or goods

• Dutch: manifest f, vrachtbrief (nl) m, vrachtlijst f
• Finnish: luettelo (fi); matkustajaluettelo (fi), rahtiluettelo (fi)
• French: manifeste (fr), bordereau (fr)
• German: Ladungsliste f

• Portuguese: manifesto (pt) m
• Spanish: declaración de carga (es), sobordo (es)
• Turkish: gümrük bildirimi

Verb

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

1. 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 via the look on his face.

   • 2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, 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. To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.

Translations

to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly

• Catalan: manifestar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 表明 (cmn) (biǎomíng), 表露 (cmn) (biǎolù), 顯示 (cmn), 显示 (cmn) (xiǎnshì)

• Dutch: manifesteren (nl)
• Finnish: ilmaista, tuoda ilmi, tuoda julki, ilmetä (fi)

• German: manifestieren (de)
• Norwegian: manifestere (no)
• Russian: проявлять (ru) (projavljátʹ) impf., проявить (ru) (projavítʹ) pf. (transitive), проявляться (ru) (projavljátʹsja) impf., проявиться (ru) (projavítʹsja) pf. (intransitive)
• Spanish: manifestar (es), mostrar (es), revelar (es)

to exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse

• Finnish: selvittää (fi), ilmoittaa (fi)

• Portuguese: dar ao manifesto (pt)

Related terms

• manifestation
• manifestly
• manifesto

External links

• manifest in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• manifest in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Latin manifestare - make public, declare.

Noun

manifest

1. manifesto.

Declension

    declension of manifest

nominative	manifest
genitive	manifestniñ
dative	manifestke
accusative	manifestni
locative	manifestte
ablative	manifestten

References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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Czech

Noun

manifest m

1. manifesto

Related terms

• manifestace f
• manifestovat

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Pronunciation

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Noun

manifest n (plural manifesten, diminutive manifestje)

1. manifest

Adjective

manifest (not comparable)

1. manifest

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German

Adjective

manifest

1. manifest

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Polish

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Noun

manifest m

1. manifesto (public declaration)

Declension

    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