represent
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old French représenter, from Latin repraesentō.
Alternative forms
[edit]- repræsent (archaic)
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]represent (third-person singular simple present represents, present participle representing, simple past and past participle represented)
- (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.
- (transitive) To portray visually; to delineate
- a landscape can be represented in a picture.
- The sculptor represented a horse in bronze.
- (transitive) To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of
- Synonym: play
- It has always been his dream to represent Hamlet on Broadway.
- (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
- He sent his agent to represent himself at the meeting.
- 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
- (politics, transitive) To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.)
- They chose a member of Congress to represent their district.
- (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.
- (transitive) To serve as a sign or symbol of
- The @ symbol represents the online world.
- A dove is often used to represent peace.
- 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 150:
- A person climbs a mountain, not only "because it is there," but also because it represents a fundamental and personal challenge.
- (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).
- (transitive) To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.
- 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[1], →ISBN, page 101:
- 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.
- (sports, transitive) To participate as a team member
- (poker, 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.
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.
- 1999, Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, Still D.R.E.:
- I'm representing for the gangsters all across the world.
Still hitting them corners in them low lows girl.
Synonyms
[edit]- (to constitute): form, make up; see also Thesaurus:compose
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]to present again or anew
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to portray by pictorial or plastic art
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to portray by mimicry or action of any kind
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to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
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to exhibit to another mind in language
to give an account of; to describe
to serve as a sign or symbol of
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to bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium
to form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension
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Etymology 2
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]represent (third-person singular simple present represents, present participle representing, simple past and past participle represented)
- (medicine) To present again, for instance for medical attention.
- represented to the emergency department
- (by extension) To present again, possibly in an altered form.
- video game represented as live-action television
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “represent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “represent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “represent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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