represent
pronunciation
How to pronounce represent in British English:
UK [ˌreprɪˈzent]
How to pronounce represent in American English:
US [ˌreprɪˈzent]
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- Verb:
- take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
- express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
- be representative or typical for
- 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
- serve as a means of expressing something
- be characteristic of
- form or compose
- be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
- create an image or likeness of
- play a role or part
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
- describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality
- point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance
- bring forward and present to the mind
- to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
Word Origin
- represent
- represent: [14] English borrowed represent from Latin repraesentāre, which meant ‘present again, bring back’, hence ‘show’. It was a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back, again’ and praesentāre, source of English present. The notion of ‘standing in the place of another’ is a post-classical development.=> present
- represent (v.)
- late 14c., "to bring to mind by description," also "to symbolize, serve as a sign or symbol of; serve as the type or embodiment of;" from Old French representer "present, show, portray" (12c.), from Latin repraesentare "make present, set in view, show, exhibit, display," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + praesentare "to present," literally "to place before" (see present (v.)). Legislative sense is attested from 1650s. Related: Represented; representing.
Example
- 1. They represent a cost in real resources .
- 2. Might a small skin blemish represent kaposi 's sarcoma ?
- 3. They represent the prices for different quantities .
- 4. Christianity borrowed the idea and changed it to represent the supposed birthday of jesus .
- 5. These orange and blue balls represent electron microscope images of co-polymers .