represent
verb (used with object)
to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize.
represented
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past participleof represent.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof represent.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
representverb (used with object)to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize.
Example Sentences
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He represented Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
That represented the 32-year-old's seventh international medal in two years as she continues to build momentum on her fairytale return to the sport which she quit for five years following a promising junior career.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
When the fossils were originally found, scientists had far fewer mosasaur specimens available for comparison, making it difficult to determine exactly what kind of mosasaur the bones represented.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
That shoe, which hit shelves this year, represented “another opportunity to further diversify,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
This was home, the entire Eshōzan continent, represented fully.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
