represent
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.
Verb
- 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.
- To portray visually; to delineate
- a landscape can be represented in a picture.
- The sculptor represented a horse in bronze.
- To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of
- It has always been his dream to represent Hamlet on Broadway.
Synonyms: play
- 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
- To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.)
- They chose a member of Congress to represent their district.
- 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.
- To give an account of; to describe.
- To serve as a sign or symbol of.
- The @ symbol represents the online world.
- A dove is often used to represent peace.
- A person climbs a mountain, not only "because it is there," but also because it represents a fundamental and personal challenge. - 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 150:
- To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
- To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
- To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.
- 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. - 2020 January 31,...
- To participate as a team member.
Origin
From Old French représenter, from Latin repraesentō.
Forms
Synonyms
Related
representability representable representation representative
Derived
metarepresent misrepresent overrepresent representee representer representment representor rerepresent under-represent underrepresent unrepresent
Verb medicine, sciences
- To present again, for instance for medical attention.
- represented to the emergency department
- To present again, possibly in an altered form.
- video game represented as live-action television
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English presend English -t English present English represent From re- + present.