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)
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
Definitions of represent 
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
