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Quick definitions from WordNet (represent)
▸ verb: 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 ("I represent the silent majority")
▸ verb: be representative or typical for ("This period is represented by Beethoven")
▸ verb: take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
▸ verb: point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance ("Our parents represented to us the need for more caution")
▸ verb: describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality ("He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel")
▸ verb: serve as a means of expressing something ("The flower represents a young girl")
▸ verb: create an image or likeness of ("The painter represented his wife as a young girl")
▸ verb: be the defense counsel for someone in a trial ("Ms. Smith will represent the defendant")
▸ verb: form or compose ("This sum represents my entire income for a year")
▸ verb: be characteristic of
▸ verb: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
▸ verb: bring forward and present to the mind ("We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason")
▸ verb: perform (a play), especially on a stage
▸ verb: play a role or part
▸ verb: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
▸ Also see represents
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to represent
▸ Usage examples for represent
▸ Words that often appear near represent
▸ Rhymes of represent
▸ Invented words related to represent
▸ verb: 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 ("I represent the silent majority")
▸ verb: be representative or typical for ("This period is represented by Beethoven")
▸ verb: take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
▸ verb: point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance ("Our parents represented to us the need for more caution")
▸ verb: describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality ("He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel")
▸ verb: serve as a means of expressing something ("The flower represents a young girl")
▸ verb: create an image or likeness of ("The painter represented his wife as a young girl")
▸ verb: be the defense counsel for someone in a trial ("Ms. Smith will represent the defendant")
▸ verb: form or compose ("This sum represents my entire income for a year")
▸ verb: be characteristic of
▸ verb: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
▸ verb: bring forward and present to the mind ("We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason")
▸ verb: perform (a play), especially on a stage
▸ verb: play a role or part
▸ verb: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
▸ Also see represents
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to represent
▸ Usage examples for represent
▸ Words that often appear near represent
▸ Rhymes of represent
▸ Invented words related to represent