represent
/,repri'zent/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To act or speak officially for someone or something: To be the authorized agent or delegate of a person, group, or organization.
- To constitute; to be a part or example of: To be a member of a group or to serve as a typical example of a category.
- To depict or portray in art, literature, or performance: To show or describe someone or something in a particular way through images, words, or actions.
- To symbolize or stand for: To be a sign, symbol, or embodiment of an idea, quality, or group.
- To present or describe in a particular manner: To state or characterize something in a specific way, often to persuade or inform.
Usage Examples
- To act or speak officially:
- The lawyer will represent the client in court.
- Each state elects officials to represent them in Congress.
- To constitute or be an example of:
- These samples represent the best of our work.
- This single fossil represents an entire extinct species.
- To depict or portray:
- The painting represents a stormy sea.
- In the film, the actor represents a historical figure.
- To symbolize:
- The dove represents peace.
- The data in this chart represents sales from last quarter.
- To present or describe:
- He represented the plan as a guaranteed success.
- The article represents the facts accurately.
Advanced Usage
- "to represent oneself as": to claim or portray oneself to be something.
- He represented himself as an expert, but he had no formal training.
- "to represent to someone that...": to formally state or explain something to someone.
- The agent represented to the buyers that the house had no major issues.
Variants and Related Words
- Representation (n): the act of representing or the state of being represented; a depiction or portrayal.
- The painting is a representation of grief.
- Representative (n/adj): a person chosen to act for others; typical of a class or group.
- She is our elected representative.
- Is this a representative sample?
- Misrepresent (v): to give a false or misleading account of.
- The advertisement misrepresents the product's capabilities.
Synonyms
- Symbolize: to be a symbol of.
- Depict: to show or portray.
- Characterize: to describe the qualities of.
- Constitute: to form or compose.
- Denote: to be a sign of; to indicate.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "Represent" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its meanings are typically expressed through the verb itself with prepositions like "as," "to," or "for.")
Related Idioms
- Represent the tip of the iceberg: to be a small, visible part of a much larger, hidden problem or situation.
- These few complaints represent the tip of the iceberg; many more are unreported.
Verb
- to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
- bring forward and present to the mind
- We presented the arguments to him
- We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason
- point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance
- our parents represented to us the need for more caution
- describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality
- He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- we are going to stage `Othello'
- play a role or part
- Gielgud played Hamlet
- She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role
- She played the servant to her husband's master
- create an image or likeness of
- The painter represented his wife as a young girl
- be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
- Ms. Smith will represent the defendant
- form or compose
- This money is my only income
- The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance
- These constitute my entire belonging
- The children made up the chorus
- This sum represents my entire income for a year
- These few men comprise his entire army
- be characteristic of
- This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue
- serve as a means of expressing something
- The flower represents a young girl
- 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
- be representative or typical for
- This period is represented by Beethoven
- express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
- What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
- take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
- Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin