represent en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˌɹepɹəˈzent/ (New-Zealand)
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- /ˌɾɛpɾɪˈzɛnt/ (Scotland, Wales)
- /ˌɹepɹɪˈzent/ (Australia)
- /ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnt/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Old French représenter, from Latin repraesentō. Displaced native Old English spelian (“to represent”).
Meanings
- (transitive) 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.
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(transitive) To portray visually; to delineate.
The sculptor represented a horse in bronze.
a landscape can be represented in a picture.
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(transitive) To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of.
It has always been his dream to represent Hamlet on Broadway.
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(transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of.
As he was too ill to accept the award, his brother represented him at the ceremony.
An attorney's job is to represent his client in court
He sent his agent to represent himself at the meeting.
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(transitive) To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.).
They chose a member of Congress to represent their district.
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(transitive) To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of.
He represented that he was investigating for the police department.
- (transitive) To give an account of; to describe.
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(transitive) To serve as a sign or symbol of.
The @ symbol represents the online world.
A person climbs a mountain, not only "because it is there," but also because it represents a fundamental and personal challenge.
1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 150:A dove is often used to represent peace.
- (transitive) To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
- (transitive) To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
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(transitive) To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.
Rounded stone and glass objects with fine radiating scratches on one surface represent the slickstones that were used in garment-making and laundry, to smooth the cloth and to press seams and pleats.
2020 January 31, Penelope Walton Rogers, “Textile networks in Viking-age towns of Britain and Ireland”, in Stephen P. Ashby, Søren Sindbæk, editors, Crafts and Social Networks in Viking Towns, →ISBN, page 101:
- (transitive) To participate as a team member.
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(transitive) To play as if holding (a set of cards); to play as if having made (a hand).
Richard was holding the nuts, but he was trying to represent two-pair to get the other players to bet.
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(intransitive, qualifier:African-American Vernacular) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.
I'm representing for the gangsters all across the world. Still hitting them corners in them low lows girl.
1999, Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, Still D.R.E.:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| represented | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| represented | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| repræsent | alternative | lexicographic | |
| representing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| represents | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
misrepresent · underrepresent · representer · representor · overrepresent · metarepresent · representee · under-represent · representment · rerepresent · unrepresent
Relateds
representable · representation · representability · representative
Synonyms
play · make up · form (to constitute)
Translations (120)
vi đại diện (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · grc ἐϊκάσδω (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · sw wakilisha (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · ru представля́ть (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · it rappresentare (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · ja 代表する (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · fr jouer (to portray by mimicry or action of any kind) · kk өкілі болу (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · hu jelent (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · hu beállít (to exhibit to another mind in language) · lt reprezentuoti (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · eo simboli (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · cmn 代表 (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · bg изобразявам (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · fi kuvata (to portray by mimicry or action of any kind) · cs reprezentovat (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · ro reprezenta (to present again or anew) · hu eljátszik (to portray by mimicry or action of any kind) · fa نشان دادن (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · es representar (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · bg символизирам (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · hu ábrázol (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · ca representar (to portray by mimicry or action of any kind) · hu mutat (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · it rappresentare (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · hu jelöl (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · uk представля́ти (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · ca representar (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · hu lefest (to exhibit to another mind in language) · hu bemutat (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · fr représenter (to present again or anew) · it rappresentare (to form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension) · gd riochdaich (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · sw wakilisha (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · bg описвам (to give an account of; to describe) · bg представям (to portray by mimicry or action of any kind) · eo reprezenti (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · fr représenter (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · de vertreten (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · gl representar (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · bg представям (to present again or anew) · ko 대표하다 (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · ca representar (to form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension) · sv representera (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · pt representar (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · ca representar (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · nl representeren (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · nl voorstellen (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · hu beszámol (to give an account of; to describe) · kk өкілдік ету (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · gd riochdaich (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · de darstellen (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · kk өкілдендіру (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · ro reprezenta (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · lt išreikšti (to give an account of; to describe) · ca representar (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · sw wakilisha (to portray by mimicry or action of any kind) · lt perteikti (to exhibit to another mind in language) · grc εἰκάζω (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · hu előad (to give an account of; to describe) · gd riochdaich (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · el αντιπροσωπεύω (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · it rappresentare (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · hu megjelenít (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · eo prezenti (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · pl reprezentować (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · ro reprezenta (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · gl representar (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · fi edustaa (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · pt representar (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · sw wakilisha (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · mi whakakanohi (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · ro reprezenta (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · lt reprezentuoti (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · lt pavaizduoti (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · fi edustaa (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · fr représenter (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · ga cuir in iúl (to exhibit to another mind in language) · no representere (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · el αντιπροσωπεύω (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · de darstellen (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · es representar (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · bg представям (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · ar مَثَّلَ (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · gl representar (to present again or anew) · pl reprezentować (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · de darstellen (to portray by mimicry or action of any kind) · cs zastupovat (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · lt pavaizduoti (to portray by mimicry or action of any kind) · gd riochdaich (to portray by mimicry or action of any kind) · lt išreikšti (to portray by mimicry or action of any kind) · de repräsentieren (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · mi kanohi kitea (to present again or anew) · lt išreikšti (to exhibit to another mind in language) · lt simbolizuoti (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · ro reprezenta (to form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension) · pt representar (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · nl voorstellen (to present again or anew) · it ripresentare (to present again or anew) · nl voorstellen (to portray by mimicry or action of any kind) · hu képvisel (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · az təmsil etmək (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · ca representar (to present again or anew) · grc ἀποφαίνω (to exhibit to another mind in language) · lt vaizduoti (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · fi kuvata (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · nl vertegenwoordigen (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · uk зображувати (to serve as a sign or symbol of) · hu feltüntet (to exhibit to another mind in language) · lv pārstāvēt (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · lt atstovauti (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · el αναπαριστάνω (to portray by mimicry or action of any kind) · bg изобразявам (to exhibit to another mind in language) · pt reapresentar (to present again or anew) · hu játszik (to portray by mimicry or action of any kind) · el αναπαριστάνω (to portray by pictorial or plastic art) · da repræsentere (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · lt vaizduoti (to portray by mimicry or action of any kind) · el εκπροσωπώ (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) · el αναπαριστάνω (to give an account of; to describe)