English to English
represent
(,r/E/pr/I/'z/E/nt
)
verb (v)
- take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to(verb.stative)source: wordnet30
- be representative or typical for(verb.social)Example:
This period is represented by Beethoven.
source: wordnet30 - 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(verb.social)Example:
I represent the silent majority.
source: wordnet30 - serve as a means of expressing something(verb.communication)Example:
The flower represents a young girl.
source: wordnet30 - form or compose(verb.stative)Example:
This sum represents my entire income for a year.
source: wordnet30 - create an image or likeness of(verb.creation)Example:
The painter represented his wife as a young girl.
source: wordnet30 - describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality(verb.communication)Example:
He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel.
source: wordnet30 - point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance(verb.communication)Example:
Our parents represented to us the need for more caution.
source: wordnet30 - to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- To present again; as, to re-present the points of an argument.(verb)source: webster1913
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913