Cambridge Dictionary has put it out to the universe, naming “manifest” as its word of the year for 2024.

Cambridge Dictionary has announced its 2024 word of the year is "manifest," a formal 600-year-old word that's been given new life as Olympians, entertainers and social media influencers increasingly claim they channel their wishes into realities.

Cambridge Dictionary and Dictionary.com have announced their picks for the 2024 Word of the Year. For Cambridge Dictionary, their word of the year is “manifest,” which means “to use methods such as visualization and affirmation to help you imagine achieving something you want.

The Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year has been revealed as "manifest", after a global wellness trend endorsed by celebrities including singer Dua Lipa. The traditional definition included the adjective "easily noticed or obvious" and the noun "to show something clearly through signs or actions".

The Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year 2024 pick has no scientific validity, yet it won the mainstream media this year.

Cambridge Dictionary has announced its 2024 word of the year. "When we choose a Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year, we have three considerations: user data, zeitgeist, and language," Wendalyn Nichols, Cambridge Dictionary’s publishing manager, said in the announcement.

Manifest’ is Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2024. On the dictionary’s website, the word has been searched for almost 130,000 times, making it one of the most viewed words of the year