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title: manifest — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «manifest» in the school dictionary: To show something clearly, or to appear and become visible: «The illness manifested as a rash». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# manifest

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**Who acts:** it, people, nerves, talent, captain, Chloe · **What happens:** show, appear, become, manifest, list, imagine · **To what, where:** something, illness, goods, nerves, young age, manifest · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«manifest» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [manifest in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/manifest.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To show something clearly, or to appear and become visible: «The illness manifested as a rash».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manifest:m1:1
# text = To show something clearly, or to appear and become visible: «The illness manifested as a rash».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	appear	appear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	become	become	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
11	visible	visible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
16	manifested	manifest	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	rash	rash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent something=Recipient |
| 2 | **appear** | to-infinitive |  | the illness |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **become** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | visible *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **manifest** *in a quote* | participle |  | the illness *not said here* |  |  |  | as a rash | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: adjective, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clear and obvious to everyone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manifest:m2:1
# text = Clear and obvious to everyone.
1	Clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	obvious	obvious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A list of the goods or passengers on a ship, plane or train.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manifest:m3:1
# text = A list of the goods or passengers on a ship, plane or train.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	passengers	passenger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **list** |  |  | the goods or passengers on a ship and plane or train |  |  |  |  | nom list «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb, slang/modern — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To imagine and hope hard for something so that it might happen, as people say online: «I'm manifesting a snow day».

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manifest:m4:1
# text = To imagine and hope hard for something so that it might happen, as people say online: «I'm manifesting a snow day».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	imagine	imagine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	hope	hope	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
8	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	12	mark	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	parataxis	_	_
17	online	online	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	manifesting	manifest	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	advcl	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **imagine** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **hope** | present |  |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **happen** | might | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | people |  |  |  |  | online *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **manifest** *in a quote* | present · progressive | people |  |  |  | day |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: religion/stories — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For a spirit or ghost: to appear.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manifest:m5:1
# text = For a spirit or ghost: to appear.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	ghost	ghost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	appear	appear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for a spirit or ghost | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His nerves manifested themselves as a stomach ache.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manifest:x1:1
# text = His nerves manifested themselves as a stomach ache.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	nerves	nerve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	manifested	manifest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	ache	ache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **manifest** | past | His nerves | nerves *= nerve* |  |  |  | as a stomach ache | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent themselves=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her talent for music was manifest from a young age.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manifest:x2:1
# text = Her talent for music was manifest from a young age.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	talent	talent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	manifest	manifest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her talent for music |  |  |  | from a young age | manifest *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The captain checked the ship's manifest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manifest:x3:1
# text = The captain checked the ship's manifest.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	manifest	manifest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the captain | the ship's manifest |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manifest=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The passenger manifest listed two hundred people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manifest:x4:1
# text = The passenger manifest listed two hundred people.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	passenger	passenger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	manifest	manif	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	listed	list	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	compound	_	_
6	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **list** | participle · passive |  | the passenger |  |  |  | manif *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«I'm manifesting a pizza for dinner,» joked Chloe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manifest:x5:1
# text = «I'm manifesting a pizza for dinner,» joked Chloe.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	manifesting	manifest	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	ccomp	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
11	joked	joke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	Chloe	Chloe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **manifest** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Chloe | a pizza |  |  |  | for dinner | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pizza=Theme |
| 2 | **joke** *speech: other* | past | Chloe |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, the ghost manifested at midnight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manifest:x6:1
# text = In the story, the ghost manifested at midnight.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ghost	ghost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	manifested	manifest	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	midnight	midnight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **manifest** | participle | the ghost |  |  | the story | midnight |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The measles virus manifests as red spots on the skin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:manifest:x7:1
# text = The measles virus manifests as red spots on the skin.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	measles	measle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	virus	virus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	manifests	manifest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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