What Does "Manifest" Mean: Definition and Examples

Q: In what context is the word Manifest used?

I am manifesting a sunny weekend, do not jinx it. She manifested that job for months and finally got it.

Street voices

"Manifesting basically means kind of like speaking something into existence, hoping something happens. I know people say like you put it into the universe, like you speak it out, put it into the universe and it comes back to you, all that stuff. Not many people truly believe. It's just something you hope to happen or you wish could happen. An example would be, oh my god, the job market is literally horrible. Manifesting any type of job at this point."

What it means

To manifest something is to focus on it so hard, picturing it and speaking it as if it is already yours, that you supposedly will it into reality. Half wishful thinking, half pep talk to the universe.

Usage examples

"I am manifesting a sunny weekend, do not jinx it."

"She manifested that job for months and finally got it."

Where it comes from

From manifest, to make plain or bring into being, adopted by online self-help culture for willing a desired outcome into existence through sheer focus.

Editors of this term

Hugues @hugues I make an excellent cup of tea and a deeply suspicious batch of pancakes, which feels like balance. I’m weirdly fond of rainy walks, tiny museums, and the sort…
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Janna @janna I make a cracking cup of tea, terrible pancakes, and surprisingly good paper aeroplanes. I keep meaning to learn the names of the constellations, but mostly I …
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