[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/manifest/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [M](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/m/) / manifest # manifest verb (manifest, manifests, manifested, manifesting); adjective (manifest); noun (a manifest, manifests) «manifest» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. (verb) To show something clearly, or to appear and become visible: «The illness manifested as a rash». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifest/#m1) 2. (adjective, formal) Clear and obvious to everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifest/#m2) 3. (noun) A list of the goods or passengers on a ship, plane or train. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifest/#m3) 4. (verb, slang/modern) To imagine and hope hard for something so that it might happen, as people say online: «I'm manifesting a snow day». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifest/#m4) 5. (religion/stories) For a spirit or ghost: to appear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifest/#m5) ### In the lessons In science and health it means a sign shows itself: «symptoms manifest». In formal writing «manifest» means «obvious». On ships and planes, the manifest is the official list. In modern talk, «manifesting» means wishing hard – a popular idea, but wishing alone does not make things happen. In ghost stories, a ghost «manifests». Phrases: «manifest itself», «make manifest», «passenger manifest», «manifest destiny» (history). ### Examples - His nerves manifested themselves as a stomach ache. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifest/#x1) - Her talent for music was manifest from a young age. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifest/#x2) - The captain checked the ship's manifest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifest/#x3) - The passenger manifest listed two hundred people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifest/#x4) - «I'm manifesting a pizza for dinner,» joked Chloe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifest/#x5) - In the story, the ghost manifested at midnight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifest/#x6) - The measles virus manifests as red spots on the skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifest/#x7) ### Note Regular verb: manifested. Stress: MAN-i-fest. Not the same as «manifesto» (a list of a political party's aims). The modern «manifesting» is a belief; there is no scientific proof that wishing makes things happen, though hope can help you work towards goals. ## In Jewish tradition Interpretation: In Jeremiah, "manifest before Thee" means plainly known and seen by God, even the words from the prophet's lips. The tradition reads it as God knowing every word and thought, so nothing is hidden from Him. In the primary lessons: In science and health it means a sign shows itself: «symptoms manifest». In formal writing «manifest» means «obvious». On ships and planes, the manifest is the official list. In modern talk, «manifesting» means wishing hard – a popular idea, but wishing alone does not make things happen. In ghost stories, a ghost «manifests». Phrases: «manifest itself», «make manifest», «passenger manifest», «manifest destiny» (history). ### Examples - To these the Kabalists add the word ATzLH, with the meaning of " producing something manifest from the unmanifested." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/manifest/#x1) - The Elohim are the Seven Forces, proceeding from the One Divine, which control the ''terra viventium," the manifested world of life. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/manifest/#x2) - As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after Thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; Thou knowest it; that which came out of my lips was manifest before Thee. (Prophets JER.17.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/manifest/#x3) ### Note Regular verb: manifested. Stress: MAN-i-fest. Not the same as «manifesto» (a list of a political party's aims). The modern «manifesting» is a belief; there is no scientific proof that wishing makes things happen, though hope can help you work towards goals. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «manifest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manifest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«manifest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/manifest.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «manifest» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/manifest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«manifest» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/manifest.html) on Mova free.