represent

rep-re-sent · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Be a symbol or embodiment of something.

  2. 2.

    Act or speak on behalf of someone.

  3. 3.

    Constitute; amount to.

  4. 4.

    Depict in a work of art.

  5. 5.

    State or describe something in a particular way.

Phrases & expressions

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    represent someone's interests — Act on someone's behalf.
  • •
    represent a breakthrough — Constitute a significant advance.
  • •
    well represented — Present in good numbers.
  • •
    misrepresent — Give a false or misleading account.

Related words

See also: constitute, delegate, depict, symbolize
Synonyms: act for, depict, stand for, symbolize

Etymology

From Latin repraesentare ("to bring before, show, exhibit"), from re- ("again") + praesentare ("to present").