rep·re·sent (r p r -znt )tr.v. rep·re·sent·ed, rep·re·sent·ing, rep·re·sents 1. a. To stand for; symbolize: The bald eagle represents the United States. b. To indicate or communicate by signs or symbols: Letters of the alphabet represent sounds. 2. a. To depict in art; portray. b. To describe or present in words; set forth. 3. To present clearly to the mind. 4. To draw attention to by way of remonstrance or protest: Our parents represented to us the need for greater caution. 5. To describe or put forward (a person or thing) as an embodiment of a specified quality. 6. a. To serve as the official and authorized delegate or agent for. b. To act as a spokesperson for. 7. To serve as an example of: The museum had several paintings representing the artist's early style. 8. To be the equivalent of. 9. a. To stage (a play, for example); produce. b. To act the part or role of. [Middle English representen, from Old French representer, from Latin repraesent  re, to show : re-, re- + praesentre, to present; see present2.]rep re·senta·bili·ty n.rep re·senta·ble adj.rep re·senter n.Synonyms: represent, delineate, depict, limn, picture, portray These verbs mean to render or present a realistic image or likeness of: a statue representing a king; cave paintings that delineate hunters; a cartoon depicting a sea monster; the personality of a great leader limned in words; a landscape pictured in soft colors; a book portraying life in the Middle Ages. |
represent
Verb
1. to act as the authorized delegate for (a person, country, etc.): she represented her country at the Olympic Games
2. to act as a substitute (for)
3. to stand as an equivalent of
4. to be a means of expressing: the lights are relit to represent resurrection
5. to display the characteristics of: romanticism in music is represented by Liszt
6. to describe as having a specified character or quality: the magical bird was often represented as having two heads
7. to state or explain
8. to present an image of through a picture or sculpture
9. to bring clearly before the mind [Latin repraesentare to exhibit]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | represent - 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" |
| 2. |  represent - express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" | |
| 3. | represent - be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven" instantiate - represent by an instance; "This word instantiates the usage that the linguists claimed to be typical for a certain dialect" speak for - be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's position" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
| 4. | represent - 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" serve - do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function; "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms" | |
| 5. | represent - serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl" misrepresent, belie - represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions" give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" dramatise, dramatize - represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth" portray - portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person" embody - represent or express something abstract in tangible form; "This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period" | |
| 6. | represent - be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue" | |
| 7. | represent - 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" make - constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man" compose - form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his personality" form, constitute, make - to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" straddle, range - range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state" fall into, fall under - be included in or classified as; "This falls under the rubric 'various'" supplement - serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet" | |
| 8. | represent - be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant" | |
| 9. | represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" carnalize, sensualize - represent materialistically, as in a painting or a sculpture silhouette - represent by a silhouette profile - represent in profile, by drawing or painting paint - make a painting of; "He painted his mistress many times" capture - succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea" depict, picture, show, render - show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting" stylise, stylize, conventionalize - represent according to a conventional style; "a stylized female head" map - make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus" limn, portray, depict - make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba" portray, present - represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" | |
| 10. |  represent - 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"performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance act as, act, play - pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" make believe, pretend, make - represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress" re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" playact, roleplay, act, play - perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'" support - play a subordinate role to (another performer); "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act" play - pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity; "Let's play like I am mommy"; "Play cowboy and Indians" act out, enact, reenact - act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day" act out - represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety" impersonate, portray - assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man" parody - make a spoof of or make fun of emote - give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role | |
| 11. | represent - perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'" performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" | |
| 12. | represent - describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel" | |
| 13. | represent - point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents represented to us the need for more caution" remonstrate, point out - present and urge reasons in opposition | |
| 14. | represent - bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" argue, indicate - give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" spin - twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing" | |
| 15. | represent - to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets) |
represent
verb 1. act for, speak for
verb 2. stand for, substitute for, play the part of, assume the role of, serve as
verb 5. depict, show, describe, picture, express, illustrate, outline, portray, sketch, render, designate, reproduce, evoke, denote, delineate
represent someone as something or someone make out to be, describe as
Translations
represent [rɛprɪˈzɛnt] vt (person, nation) → vertreten;
(show) (view, opinion) → darstellen;
(symbolize) (idea) → symbolisieren, verkörpern;
to represent sth as (describe) → etw darstellen als
v represent [reprəˈzent]
1 to speak or act on behalf of You have been chosen to represent our association at the conference. verteenwoordig يُمَثِّل представям zastupovat repræsentere vertreten αντιπροσωπεύω, εκπροσωπώ representar esindama شرح دادن edustaa représenter לְייַצֵג प्रतिनिधित्व करना, उदाहरण के रूप में होना predstavljati, zastupati képvisel mewakili vera fulltrúi (e-s) rappresentare 代表する 대표하다, ...를 위하여 일하다 atstovauti, reprezentuoti reprezentēt; pārstāvēt bercakap bagi pihak vertegenwoordigen representere reprezentować representar a reprezenta представлять zastupovať zastopati predstavljati representera ทำหน้าที่แทน temsil etmek 代表 бути представником, репрезентувати نماءندگی کرنا đại diện 代表
2 to be a sign, symbol, picture etc of In this play, the man in black represents Death and the young girl Life. verteenwoordig يَرْمُز إلى изобразявам představovat symbolisere darstellen παριστάνω, συμβολίζω representar kujutama نشان دادن؛ مظهر چزی بودن esittää représenter לְסָמֵל प्रदर्शन करना, वर्णन करना glumiti, prikazivati ábrázol melambangkan standa fyrir, tákna rappresentare 表わす 상징하다, 묘사하다 simbolizuoti, vaizduoti simbolizēt; nozīmēt melambangkan voorstellen stå for, symbolisere, representere przedstawiać representar a simboliza символизировать predstavovať predstavljati predstavljati symbolisera เป็นสัญลักษณ์ของ simgesi olmak, temsil etmek 表示 символізувати; уособлювати کردار ادا کرنا tượng trưng 表示
3 to be a good example of; to show or illustrate What he said represents the feelings of many people. illustreer يُمَثِّل، يُبَيِّن، يكونُ مَثَلا представям vyjadřovat være udtryk for schildern εκφράζω, απεικονίζω representar heaks näiteks olema, väljendama حاکی بودن؛ نمیانگر وبدن edustaa représenter לְייַצֵג चित्रित करना, प्रतिनिधि होना, दुबारा उपस्थित करना zastupati, predočiti (be)mutat menunjukkan vera gott dæmi um; sÿna rappresentare 表わす ...의 전형이 되다, 나타내다 rodyti, išreikšti atspoguļot; izteikt sebagai contoh weergeven forestille, framstille wyrażać representar a ilustra отражать vyjadrovať izražati predstavljati beteckna, illustrera แสดงให้เห็น göstermek, temsil etmek 體現 зображати; відбивати پیش کرنا thể hiện 体现
n represenˈtation
1 the act of representing or the state of being represented. verteenwoordiging تَمْثيل представяне reprezentace repræsentation die Vertretung αντιπροσώπευση, εκπροσώπηση representación esindamine, esitamine معرفی edustus représentation יִיצוּג प्रतिनिधित्व zastupanje, predstavljanje képviselet perwakilan það að standa fyrir e-ð rappresentazione 表示 표현, 대표 atstovavimas pārstāvēšana; pārstāvība mewakili vertegenwoordiging, weergave representasjon, forestilling, framstilling reprezentacja, wyraz representação reprezentare изображение reprezentácia predstavljanje, zastopanje predstavljanje representation การเป็นตัวแทน temsil etme/edilme 表示 зображення نماءندگی sự đại diện 表示
2 a person or thing that represents These primitive statues are intended as representations of gods and goddesses. verteenwoordiger مُمَثِّل изображение ztělesnění fremstilling die Darstellung απεικόνιση, έκφραση representación kujutus نمد kuvaus représentation תֵיאוּר प्रतिनिधि zastupnik, predstavnik ábrázolás(i mód) lambang e-ð/e-r sem stendur fyrir e-ð rappresentazione 代表 상징물 (pa)vaizdavimas, vaizdas pārstāvis wakil voorstelling representant; bilde, skildring wyobrażenie representação reprezentare образ stelesnenie predstavitev reprezentacija symbol ตัวแทน; สัญลักษณ์ simge, sembol 象徵 образ روپ người đại diện 象征
3 (often in plural) a strong appeal, demand or protest. verteenwoordiging إحْتِجاج، شَكْوى протест prohlášení, protest, tvrzení indsigelse die Vorhaltung διαμαρτυρία, διάβημα (πληθ.) representación pöördumine, kinnitus اعتراض؛ شکایت vetoomus représentation מחאה विरोध prigovor, prosvjed kifogás tuntutan mótmæli protesta 主張 진정, 주장, 항의 pareiškimas, reikalavimas, protestas protests kehendak protest, vertoog appell, krav, protest apel, roszczenia, zażalenia representação reclamaţie требование; протест prehlásenie, protest protest zvanična žalba invändning, gensaga, protest การเรียกร้อง resmî şikâyetler 抗議，請求 твердження, заява گزارش lời phản đối 抗议，请求
adj repreˈsentative [-tətiv]
1 being a good example (of something); typical We need opinions from a representative sample of people; Is this poem representative of his work? verteenwoordigend مُمَثِّل، نموذجي представителен reprezentativní representativ; karakteristisk; typisk repräsentativ αντιπροσωπευτικός representativo tüüpiline بیانگر؛ نشاندهنده edustava représentatif מְייַצֵג प्रातिनिधि reprezentativan, tipičan tipikus khas, contoh yang tepat sem er dæmigerður rappresentativo 代表的な 대표적인, 전형적인 būdingas, reprezentatyvus reprezentatīvs; raksturīgs contoh yang baik representatief representativ, typisk reprezentatywny representativo reprezentativ показательный; типичный reprezentatívny značilen tipičan representativ เป็นตัวอย่าง tipik 有代表性的 характерний; показовий نماءندہ tiêu biểu 有代表性的
2 carried on by elected people representative government. verteenwoordigend تَمْثيلي، نَموذَجي представителен zastupitelský repræsentativ parlamentarisch αντιπροσωπευτικός representativo rahvaesinduslik نماینده edustuksellinen représentatif נָצִיג प्रतिनिधिक koji zastupa képviseleti terpilih fulltrúa- rappresentativo 代議制の 대표하는, 대의의 (kam nors) atstovaujantis pārstāvniecisks perwakilan vertegenwoordigend representativ przedstawicielski representativo ales представительный zastupiteľský predstavniški predstavnički representativ ซึ่งเป็นผู้แทน temsil eden, temsilci 代理的 представницький منتخب شدہ đại diện 代理的
n
1 (alsoreprep) a person who represents a business; a travelling salesman Our representative will call on you this afternoon. verteenwoordiger مُمَثِّل представител zástupce repræsentant; sælger der/die Vertreter(in) αντιπρόσωπος representante (müügi)esindaja نماینده؛ معرف edustaja représentant/-ante נָצִיג प्रतिनिधि trgovački putnik, predstavnik megbízott perwakilan umboðsmaður, fulltrúi rappresentante セールスマン 대표자, 대행인 įgaliotinis pārstāvis wakil urus niaga vertegenwoordiger representant przedstawiciel representante reprezentant представитель obchodný zástupca zastopnik trgovački putnik representant ตัวแทน temsilci 代理人 представник کارندہ người đại diện của doanh nghiệp 代理人
2 a person who represents a person or group of people A Member of Parliament is the representative of the people in his constituency. verteenwoordiger مُمَثِّل، نائِب представител zástupce repræsentant der/die Vertreter(in) εκπρόσωπος representante esindaja نماینده edustaja représentant, ante, député/-ée נָצִיג (संसद आदि में) प्रतिनिधि, सदस्य zastupnik képviselő wakil fulltrúi rappresentante 代表者 (미국의) 하원 의원 atstovas pārstāvis perwakilan sesuatu kumpulan vertegenwoordiger representant reprezentant representante reprezentant; deputat представитель zástupca predstavnik predstavnik representant ผู้แทน temsilci; vekil 代表 уповноважений; делегат نماءندہ người đại diện cho một nhóm người 代表
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