Definition of represent

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Definition of represent

  • perform (a play), especially on a stage (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. present
    2. stage
  • form or compose (verb)

    Examples

    1. This sum represents my entire income for a year

    Synonyms

    1. be
    2. comprise
    3. constitute
    4. make up
  • express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. stand for
    2. symbolise
    3. symbolize
    4. typify
  • take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. correspond
    2. stand for
  • be characteristic of (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. exemplify
  • to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets) (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. map
  • be the defense counsel for someone in a trial (verb)

    Examples

    1. Ms. Smith will represent the defendant

    Synonyms

    1. defend
  • bring forward and present to the mind (verb)

    Examples

    1. We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason

    Synonyms

    1. lay out
    2. present
  • create an image or likeness of (verb)

    Examples

    1. The painter represented his wife as a young girl

    Synonyms

    1. interpret
  • play a role or part (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. act
    2. play
  • 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 (verb)

    Examples

    1. I represent the silent majority
  • be representative or typical for (verb)

    Examples

    1. This period is represented by Beethoven
  • describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality (verb)

    Examples

    1. He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel
  • point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance (verb)

    Examples

    1. our parents represented to us the need for more caution
  • serve as a means of expressing something (verb)

    Examples

    1. The flower represents a young girl

See definition of represent in Merriam Webster