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Past tense of manifest

regular verb

The past tense of manifest is manifested. The past participle is also manifested.

Forms of manifest

Base form (V1)manifest /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/
Past tense (V2)manifested
Past participle (V3)manifested
Present participlemanifesting
Third person singularmanifests

Manifested in a sentence

  • His courage manifested itself through the look on his face.
  • Molar enamel thickness is a morphological trait that differentiates African apes from hominins, being manifested most dramatically in the megadont hominins (Paranthropus spp.) with hyperthick enamel.2012, Justin D. Yeakel et al., “Stable isotopes, functional morphology, and human evolution: a model of consilience”, in arXiv
  • Their longstanding antagonism is manifested in frequent scuffles and shouting matches.From the entry antagonism
  • Once lauded, then despised, then, at least in Bryant's case, lauded again, both manifested signs of regression.2012, Ellis Cashmore, Beyond Black: Celebrity and Race in Obama's America, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 9. From the entry embraceability
  • A value is a social more or norm manifested as a result of history and culture.2004, Robert S. Pomeroy, John E. Parks, Lani M. Watson, “[The MPA management effectiveness indicators] The socio-economic indicators”, in…. From the entry more

Meaning of manifest

  1. adjective Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
  2. adjective Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
  3. adjective Detect; convicted.

Full definition of manifest

Questions about the past tense of manifest

What is the past tense of manifest?
The past tense of manifest is manifested.
What is the past participle of manifest?
The past participle of manifest is manifested.
Is manifest a regular or irregular verb?
Manifest is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: manifest (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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