represent

English Online Dictionary. What means represent‎? What does represent mean?

English

Etymology 1

From Old French représenter, from Latin repraesentō.

Alternative forms

• repræsent (archaic)

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛp.ɹɪˈzɛnt/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌɹep.ɹɪˈzent/

Verb

represent (third-person singular simple present represents, present participle representing, simple past and past participle represented)

1. (transitive) 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.
2. (transitive) To portray visually; to delineate

3. (transitive) To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of

   Synonym: play

4. (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of

5. (politics, transitive) To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.)

6. (transitive) To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of

7. (transitive) To give an account of; to describe.
8. (transitive) To serve as a sign or symbol of
9. (transitive) To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
10. (transitive) To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
11. (transitive) To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.
12. (sports, transitive) To participate as a team member
13. (poker, transitive) To play as if holding (a set of cards); to play as if having made (a hand).

14. (intransitive, African-American Vernacular) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.

Synonyms

• (to constitute): form, make up; see also Thesaurus:compose

Derived terms

• under-represent, underrepresent

Related terms

• representability
• representable
• representation
• representative

Translations

Etymology 2

From re- +‎ present.

Alternative forms

• re-present

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹi(ː).pɹɪˈzɛnt/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiː.pɹɪˌzɛnt/ (especially when spelled re-present)

Verb

represent (third-person singular simple present represents, present participle representing, simple past and past participle represented)

1. (medicine) To present again, for instance for medical attention.

2. (by extension) To present again, possibly in an altered form.

Related terms

• representation

Further reading

• “represent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “represent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “represent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• presenter, repenters