• (British, America) IPA: /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/, /ˈmæn.ə.fɛst/

manifest

1. Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Hebrews 4:13 ↗:

     Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight{{...}

2. Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
3. (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: Printed for Jacob Tonson, […], OCLC 228732415 ↗, book II, page 47 ↗:

     Caliſtho there ſtood manifeſt of Shame, / And turn’d a Bear, the Northern Star became{{...}

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

• French: manifeste
• German: manifest
• Portuguese: manifesto, evidente
• Russian: я́вный
• Spanish: manifiesto, evidente

• Portuguese: manifesto, óbvio
• Spanish: manifiesto

manifest (plural manifests)

1. A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
2. (computing) A file containing metadata describing other files.
3. (obsolete) A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.
   • 1700, [John] Dryden, “Homer’s Ilias”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, […], OCLC 228732415 ↗, book I, [https://books.google.com/books?id=JktbAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA206–7 page 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.

• French: manifeste, bordereau
• German: Ladungsliste
• Portuguese: manifesto
• Spanish: declaración de carga, sobordo

• French: profession de foi, manifeste, proclamation, déclaration, mise au point, coming out
• German: Manifest
• Portuguese: manifesto
• Russian: манифе́ст
• Spanish: profesión de fe, manifiesto, proclamación, declaración

manifest (manifests, present participle manifesting; 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 through the look on his face.

   • c. 1603–1604, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act I, scene ii], page 312 ↗, column 1:

     My Parts, my Title, and my perfect Soule / Shall manifeſt me rightly.

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

• German: manifestieren
• Portuguese: manifestar
• Russian: проявля́ть
• Spanish: manifestar, mostrar, revelar

• Portuguese: dar ao manifesto

• manifestation
• manifestly
• manifesto