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.

The word 'manifest' has been announced as Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year, who add that they will include a new definition of the word in their dictionaries. While the word itself is not new, the way the word is used by celebrities and influencers is. It's almost as if a new definition of "manifest" has been "manifested" into existence.

Manifest” has been named Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year for 2024 – despite academics admitting the concept of manifesting your own success has no scientific validity.

The dictionary noted that the word had jumped from use in the self-help community and on social media to being widely used across mainstream media and beyond, as celebrities such as singer Dua Lipa and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles spoke of manifesting their success in 2024.

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

The Cambridge Dictionary has chosen "manifest" as its 2024 Word of the Year, driven by its popularity among Gen-Z embracing the concept of manifestation. The word, meaning to imagine something to increase its likelihood of happening,

From Chaucer and Shakespeare to Dua Lipa and Simone Biles - the meaning of the word and how it's used has changed over the years.

Mentions of the term surged during the pandemic and have continued to grow, particularly on TikTok and other social media platforms.

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".

"Manifest” refers to the practice of using “methods such as visualisation and affirmation to imagine achieving something you desire, believing this will increase the likelihood of it happening,” the British dictionary publisher explained in its announcement on Wednesday.