manifest
part of speech
verb (manifest, manifests, manifested, manifesting); adjective (manifest); noun (a manifest, manifests)
meaning for a pupil
1) (verb) To show something clearly, or to appear and become visible: «The illness manifested as a rash». tree →
2) (adjective, formal) Clear and obvious to everyone. tree →
3) (noun) A list of the goods or passengers on a ship, plane or train. tree →
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 →
5) (religion/stories) For a spirit or ghost: to appear. tree →
sense 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 →
- Her talent for music was manifest from a young age. tree →
- The captain checked the ship's manifest. tree →
- The passenger manifest listed two hundred people. tree →
- «I'm manifesting a pizza for dinner,» joked Chloe. tree →
- In the story, the ghost manifested at midnight. tree →
- The measles virus manifests as red spots on the skin. tree →
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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «manifest» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.