represent
to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize: In this painting the cat represents evil and the bird, good.
to express or designate by some term, character, symbol, or the like: to represent musical sounds by notes.
to stand or act in the place of, as a substitute, proxy, or agent does: He represents the company in Boston.
to speak and act for by delegated authority: to represent one's government in a foreign country.
to act for or in behalf of (a constituency, state, etc.) by deputed right in exercising a voice in legislation or government: He represents Chicago's third Congressional district.
to portray or depict; present the likeness of, as a picture does: The painting represents him as a man 22 years old.
to present or picture to the mind.
to present in words; set forth; describe; state.
to set forth or describe as having a particular character (usually followed by as, to be, etc.): The article represented the dictator as a benevolent despot.
to set forth clearly or earnestly with a view to influencing opinion or action or making protest.
to present, produce, or perform, as on a stage.
to impersonate, as in acting.
to serve as an example or specimen of; exemplify: a genus represented by two species.
to be the equivalent of; correspond to: The llama of the New World represents the camel of the Old World.
to protest; make representations against.
Slang. to use or display a secret handshake, sign, gesture, etc., for purposes of identification: The gang members always represent when they see one another.
Origin of represent
1Other words for represent
Other words from represent
- rep·re·sent·a·ble, adjective
- rep·re·sent·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·rep·re·sent·a·ble, adjective
- pre·rep·re·sent, verb (used with object)
- un·rep·re·sent·a·ble, adjective
Words that may be confused with represent
- re-present, represent
Other definitions for re-present (2 of 2)
to present again or anew.
Origin of re-present
2Words that may be confused with re-present
- re-present , represent
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How to use represent in a sentence
DNA’s nucleotides are often represented by the letters A, T, C and G for adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine.
Here’s why COVID-19 vaccines like Pfizer’s need to be kept so cold | Tina Hesman Saey | November 20, 2020 | Science NewsStill, it represents just 5 percent of all LGBTQ funding in the country.
It represents and defines the center of gravity in the party, even as that center of gravity may shift.
The Republican Party’s future: Being terrorized by its unhinged base | Paul Waldman | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostOnline court records did not list an attorney representing Sofidiya.
Man arrested on charges he shot and killed his brother | Clarence Williams | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostThe employees who are positive for the virus represent nearly a third of the workers the union represents at the facility.
Smithsonian museums, zoo to close as coronavirus caseload in D.C. region hits record for 16th day | Dana Hedgpeth, Ovetta Wiggins | November 19, 2020 | Washington Post
Still, for all of this, South Carolina is now represented in the U.S. Senate by Tim Scott, a Republican and an African-American.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern | Lloyd Green | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTKirill represented the Moscow Patriarchate at the World Council of Churches in the early 1970s.
Remembering the Russian Priest Who Fought the Orthodox Church | Cathy Young | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTVernetta Alston was one of the attorneys who represented McCollum.
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities | Elizabeth Picciuto | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHad he been competently represented, the jury might well have failed to concur on a death sentence.
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities | Elizabeth Picciuto | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat goes for its contemporary membership roster as well as for the photographers represented in the exhibition.
Life is represented as struggling to free herself from the gross earthly forms that cling to her.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementNot suspecting her motive, he represented the hazard of putting so great an affront on the favourite of the Empress.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterImpersonation absolutely requires the finest detail of mannerism to be represented in the action.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge SouthwickIt is curious to note children's first manifestations of a sense of the pathetic and the comic as represented in art.
Children's Ways | James SullyHe was six feet ten inches in height, and his strength is represented to have been prodigious.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell
British Dictionary definitions for represent (1 of 2)
/ (ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt) /
to stand as an equivalent of; correspond to: our tent represents home to us when we go camping
to act as a substitute or proxy (for)
to act as or be the authorized delegate or agent for (a person, country, etc): an MP represents his constituency
to serve or use as a means of expressing: letters represent the sounds of speech
to exhibit the characteristics of; exemplify; typify: romanticism in music is represented by Beethoven
to present an image of through the medium of a picture or sculpture; portray
to bring clearly before the mind
to set forth in words; state or explain
to describe as having a specified character or quality; make out to be: he represented her as a saint
to act out the part of on stage; portray
to perform or produce (a play); stage
Origin of represent
1Derived forms of represent
- representable, adjective
- representability, noun
British Dictionary definitions for re-present (2 of 2)
/ (ˌriːprɪˈzɛnt) /
(tr) to present again
Derived forms of re-present
- re-presentation (ˌriːprɛzənˈteɪʃən), noun
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