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Definition of 'Represent'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) represent
to serve to stand for or denote, as a word or symbol does; symbolize:
In this story the black bird represents evil.

2.  represent
to express or designate by some symbol, character, or the like:
to represent musical sounds by notes.

3.  represent
to stand or act in place of, as an agent or substitute:
to represent one's company.

4.  represent
to speak and act for by delegated authority:
to represent one's government.

5.  represent
to portray; depict.

6.  represent
to describe as having a particular character:
to represent oneself as wealthy.

7.  represent
to set forth with a view to influencing opinion.

8.  represent
to impersonate, as in acting.

9.  represent
to serve as an example of.

10.  represent
to be the equivalent of; correspond to.

11. (v.i.) represent
to protest.

Etymology: (1325–75; < MF representer < L repraesentāre to bring about immediately =re-re - +praesentāre to present²)

Definition of 'Represent'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) represent, stand for, correspond
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
"Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"

2. (verb) typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent
express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
"What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"

3. (verb) represent
be representative or typical for
"This period is represented by Beethoven"

4. (verb) represent
be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute
"I represent the silent majority"

5. (verb) represent
serve as a means of expressing something
"The flower represents a young girl"

6. (verb) exemplify, represent
be characteristic of
"This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"

7. (verb) constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
form or compose
"This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"

8. (verb) defend, represent
be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
"Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"

9. (verb) represent, interpret
create an image or likeness of
"The painter represented his wife as a young girl"

10. (verb) act, play, represent
play a role or part
"Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"

11. (verb) stage, present, represent
perform (a play), especially on a stage
"we are going to stage `Othello'"

12. (verb) represent
describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality
"He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"

13. (verb) represent
point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance
"our parents represented to us the need for more caution"

14. (verb) present, represent, lay out
bring forward and present to the mind
"We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"

15. (verb) map, represent
to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

Definition of 'Represent'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) represent
to be equal to; = constitute
Women represent nearly half of HIV and AIDS cases worldwide.

2.  represent
to officially act or speak for sb
She represents her class on the student council.

3.  represent
to be a symbol of; = symbolize
The maple leaf represents Canada.; The man dressed in black represents death.

4.  represent
to compete in sport for a country, a team, etc.
athletes who represent their countries at the Olympics

5.  represent
to show what sb or sth is like
What romance movie best represents your love life?

Definition of 'Represent'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) Represent
to present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify

2. (verb) Represent
to portray by pictoral or plastic art; to delineate; as, to represent a landscape in a picture, a horse in bronze, and the like

3. (verb) Represent
to portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the part or character of; to personate; as, to represent Hamlet

4. (verb) Represent
to stand in the place of; to supply the place, perform the duties, exercise the rights, or receive the share, of; to speak and act with authority in behalf of; to act the part of (another); as, an heir represents his ancestor; an attorney represents his client in court; a member of Congress represents his district in Congress

5. (verb) Represent
to exhibit to another mind in language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of; to bring before the mind; to set forth; sometimes, to give an account of; to describe

6. (verb) Represent
to serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things

7. (verb) Represent
to bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present

8. (verb) Represent
to form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something which was originally apprehended by direct presentation). See Presentative, 3

Translation of 'Represent'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to speak or act on behalf of You have been chosen to represent our association at the conference.
Afrikaans: verteenwoordig	Arabic: يُمَثِّل	Bulgarian: представям
Brazilian: representar	Czech: zastupovat	German: vertreten
Danish: repræsentere	Greek: αντιπροσωπεύω, εκπροσωπώ	Spanish: representar
Estonian: esindama	Farsi: شرح دادن	Finnish: edustaa
French: représenter	Hebrew: לְייַצֵג	Hindi: प्रतिनिधित्व करना, उदाहरण
Croatian: predstavljati, zastupati	Hungarian: képvisel	Indonesian: mewakili
Icelandic: vera fulltrúi (e-s)	Italian: rappresentare	Japanese: 代表する
Korean: 대표하다	Lithuanian: atstovauti, reprezentuoti	Latvian: reprezentēt; pārstāvēt
Malay: bercakap bagi pihak	Dutch: vertegenwoordigen	Norwegian: representere
Polish: reprezentować	Persian: شرح دادن	Pashto: ښودل (تمثيلول) ښكاره كول،
Portuguese: representar	Romanian: a reprezenta	Russian: представлять
Slovak: zastupovať	Slovenian: zastopati	Serbian: predstavljati
Swedish: representera	Thai: ทำหน้าที่แทน	Turkish: temsil etmek
Taiwanese: 代表出席	Ukrainian: бути представником, репре	Urdu: نماءندگی کرنا
Vietnamese: đại diện	Chinese: 代表，作为…的代言人
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