Standard Lemma guide

manifest

adj · noun · verb · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/
  • UK, US: /ˈmæn.ə.fɛst/
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  • rhymes with -ænɪfɛst
  • rhymes with -ænəfɛst
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE1 N AH0 F EH2 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Detect; convicted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare, with-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: bill of lading
  • ship's manifest

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bill of lading

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A file containing metadata describing other files.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • His courage manifested itself through the look on his face.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To become manifest; to be revealed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • His osteoporosis first manifested as pain in his hips.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To will something to exist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: also, slang, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

adjective satellite

Meaning 11

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields
  • evident hostility
  • manifest disapproval
  • patent advantages
  • made his meaning plain
  • it is plain that he is no reactionary
  • in plain view

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: apparent, evident, patent, plain, unmistakable

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument

13

verb

Meaning 13

reveal its presence or make an appearance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the ghost manifests each year on the same day

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: appear

14

verb

Meaning 14

provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • His high fever attested to his illness
  • The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication
  • This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: attest, certify, demonstrate, evidence

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show

Narrower terms: authenticate, reflect, notarize, notarise, condemn

15

verb

Meaning 15

record in a ship's manifest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • each passenger must be manifested

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: record, enter, put down

History

Etymology

From Middle English manifest, manifeste, from Latin manifestus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from Latin manus (“hand”) + an uncertain second element. Doublet of manifesto.

Across languages

Translations

195 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: ظَاهِر (ẓāhir) — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Bulgarian: я́вен (jáven) — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Bulgarian: очеви́ден (očevíden) — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Catalan: manifest — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Danish: manifest — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Danish: håndgribelig — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Danish: konkret — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Danish: åbenbar — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Finnish: ilmeinen — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Finnish: ilmiselvä — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • French: manifeste — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • German: manifest — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (bairhts) — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Ancient Greek: φανερός (phanerós) — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Hungarian: szembeszökő — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Italian: manifesto — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Japanese: 明らかな (akiraka na) — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Latin: manifestus — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Māori: ariari — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: manifest — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: åpenbar — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Portuguese: manifesto — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Portuguese: evidente — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Russian: я́вный (jávnyj) — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Russian: очеви́дный (očevídnyj) — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Spanish: manifiesto — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Swedish: manifest — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Swedish: uppenbar — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Swedish: tydlig — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Telugu: వ్యక్తము (vyaktamu) — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Telugu: విదితము (viditamu) — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Telugu: గోచరము (gōcaramu) — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Turkish: belli — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Ottoman Turkish: آچق (açık) — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Ottoman Turkish: بللی (belli) — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Ottoman Turkish: ظاهر (zahir) — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Ottoman Turkish: منجلی (münceli) — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Ottoman Turkish: دركار (derkâr) — evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent
  • Danish: tydelig — obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible
  • Danish: forståelig — obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible
  • Finnish: ilmeinen — obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible
  • Japanese: 明白な (meihaku na) — obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible
  • Korean: 명백하다 (myeongbaekhada) — obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible
  • Latin: manifestus — obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible
  • Portuguese: manifesto — obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible
  • Portuguese: óbvio — obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible
  • Russian: поня́тный (ponjátnyj) — obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible
  • Spanish: manifiesto — obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible
  • Swedish: uppenbar — obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible
  • Swedish: tydlig — obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible
  • Ottoman Turkish: آچق (açık) — obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible
  • Ottoman Turkish: بللی (belli) — obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible
  • Ottoman Turkish: ظاهر (zahir) — obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible
  • Ottoman Turkish: منجلی (münceli) — obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible
  • Ottoman Turkish: دركار (derkâr) — obvious to the understanding, easily apprehensible
  • Catalan: manifest — detected; convicted
  • Finnish: ilmentymä — detected; convicted
  • Bulgarian: манифе́ст (manifést) — list of passengers or goods
  • Dutch: manifest — list of passengers or goods
  • Dutch: vrachtbrief — list of passengers or goods
  • Dutch: vrachtlijst — list of passengers or goods
  • Finnish: luettelo — list of passengers or goods
  • Finnish: matkustajaluettelo — list of passengers or goods
  • Finnish: rahtiluettelo — list of passengers or goods
  • French: manifeste — list of passengers or goods
  • French: bordereau — list of passengers or goods
  • German: Ladungsliste — list of passengers or goods
  • Hungarian: utaslista — list of passengers or goods
  • Hungarian: rakományjegyzék — list of passengers or goods
  • Hungarian: csomagjegyzék — list of passengers or goods
  • Hungarian: tételjegyzék — list of passengers or goods
  • Hungarian: ládalista — list of passengers or goods
  • Hungarian: konszignáció — list of passengers or goods
  • Indonesian: manifes — list of passengers or goods
  • Japanese: 積荷目録 (tsumini mokuroku) — list of passengers or goods
  • Plautdietsch: Lodzadel — list of passengers or goods
  • Portuguese: manifesto — list of passengers or goods
  • Spanish: declaración de carga — list of passengers or goods
  • Spanish: sobordo — list of passengers or goods
  • Turkish: gümrük bildirimi — list of passengers or goods
  • Albanian: manifest — obsolete: public declaration
  • Arabic: بَيَان (bayān) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Armenian: մանիֆեստ (manifest) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Belarusian: маніфе́ст (manifjést) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Belarusian: маніфэ́ст (manifést) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Belarusian: дэклара́цыя (deklarácyja) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Bulgarian: манифе́ст (manifést) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Catalan: manifest — obsolete: public declaration
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聲明 /声明 (shēngmíng) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Chinese Mandarin: 宣言 (xuānyán) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Czech: manifest — obsolete: public declaration
  • Danish: manifest — obsolete: public declaration
  • Dutch: manifest — obsolete: public declaration
  • Esperanto: manifesto — obsolete: public declaration
  • Estonian: manifest — obsolete: public declaration
  • Finnish: manifesti — obsolete: public declaration
  • French: profession de foi — obsolete: public declaration
  • French: manifeste — obsolete: public declaration
  • French: proclamation — obsolete: public declaration
  • French: déclaration — obsolete: public declaration
  • French: mise au point — obsolete: public declaration
  • Georgian: მანიფესტი (manipesṭi) — obsolete: public declaration
  • German: Manifest — obsolete: public declaration
  • Greek: μανιφέστο (manifésto) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Hindi: घोषणापत्र (ghoṣṇāpatra) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Hungarian: kiáltvány — obsolete: public declaration
  • Italian: manifesto — obsolete: public declaration
  • Japanese: 宣言 (sengen) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Kazakh: манифест (manifest) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Korean: 선언 (seoneon) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Kyrgyz: манифест (manifest) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Latvian: manifests — obsolete: public declaration
  • Lithuanian: manifestas — obsolete: public declaration
  • Macedonian: ма́нифест (mánifest) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Mongolian: тунхаг (tunxag) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Norwegian Bokmål: manifest — obsolete: public declaration
  • Persian: مانیفست (mânifest) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Polish: manifest — obsolete: public declaration
  • Portuguese: manifesto — obsolete: public declaration
  • Romanian: manifest — obsolete: public declaration
  • Russian: манифе́ст (manifést) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Russian: деклара́ция (deklarácija) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Serbo-Croatian: манѝфест — obsolete: public declaration
  • Serbo-Croatian: manìfest — obsolete: public declaration
  • Slovak: manifest — obsolete: public declaration
  • Slovene: manifest — obsolete: public declaration
  • Spanish: profesión de fe — obsolete: public declaration
  • Spanish: manifiesto — obsolete: public declaration
  • Swedish: manifest — obsolete: public declaration
  • Tajik: манифест (manifest) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Turkish: manifesto — obsolete: public declaration
  • Ukrainian: маніфе́ст (manifést) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Ukrainian: деклара́ція (deklarácija) — obsolete: public declaration
  • Uzbek: manifest — obsolete: public declaration
  • Vietnamese: tuyên ngôn — obsolete: public declaration
  • Belarusian: праяўля́ць (prajawljácʹ) — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Belarusian: праяві́ць (prajavícʹ) — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Bulgarian: проявявам (projavjavam) — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Bulgarian: показвам (pokazvam) — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Catalan: manifestar — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 表明 (biǎomíng) — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 表露 (biǎolù) — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 顯示 /显示 (xiǎnshì) — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 表現 /表现 (biǎoxiàn) — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Czech: projevovat — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Czech: projevit — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Danish: manifestere — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Dutch: manifesteren — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Esperanto: manifesti — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Finnish: ilmaista — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Finnish: tuoda ilmi — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Finnish: tuoda julki — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Finnish: ilmetä — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • French: manifester — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Galician: manifestar — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • German: manifestieren — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaswikunþjan) — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Ancient Greek: φανερόω (phaneróō) — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Italian: manifestare — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Japanese: 表明する (hyōmei-suru) — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Korean: 나타나다 (natanada) — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Ligurian: fâ vedde — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Māori: whakatinana — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Māori: whakaehu — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Norwegian: manifestere — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Portuguese: manifestar — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Romanian: se manifesta — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Romansh: manifestar — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Russian: проявля́ть (projavljátʹ) — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Russian: прояви́ть (projavítʹ) — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Scots: manifest — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Spanish: manifestar — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Swedish: manifestera — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Ukrainian: проявля́ти (projavljáty) — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Ukrainian: прояви́ти (projavýty) — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Ukrainian: виявля́ти (vyjavljáty) — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Ukrainian: ви́явити (výjavyty) — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Vietnamese: biểu hiện — (''transitive'') to show plainly; to make to appear distinctly
  • Arabic: تَظَاهَرَ (taẓāhara) — (intransitive) to become manifest; to be revealed
  • Belarusian: праяўля́цца (prajawljácca) — (intransitive) to become manifest; to be revealed
  • Belarusian: праяві́цца (prajavícca) — (intransitive) to become manifest; to be revealed
  • Czech: projevovat se — (intransitive) to become manifest; to be revealed
  • Czech: projevit se — (intransitive) to become manifest; to be revealed
  • French: se manifester — (intransitive) to become manifest; to be revealed
  • Russian: проявля́ться (projavljátʹsja) — (intransitive) to become manifest; to be revealed
  • Russian: прояви́ться (projavítʹsja) — (intransitive) to become manifest; to be revealed
  • Spanish: manifestarse — (intransitive) to become manifest; to be revealed
  • Ukrainian: проявля́тися (projavljátysja) — (intransitive) to become manifest; to be revealed
  • Ukrainian: прояви́тися (projavýtysja) — (intransitive) to become manifest; to be revealed
  • Ukrainian: виявля́тися (vyjavljátysja) — (intransitive) to become manifest; to be revealed
  • Ukrainian: ви́явитися (výjavytysja) — (intransitive) to become manifest; to be revealed
  • Bulgarian: декларирам (deklariram) — (transitive) to exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse
  • Finnish: selvittää — (transitive) to exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse
  • Finnish: ilmoittaa — (transitive) to exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse
  • Portuguese: dar ao manifesto — (transitive) to exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse