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Definition: Meaning of, represent in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɛprɪˈzɛnt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
represent represented represented
Present Participle Third Person Singular
representing represents
  1. speak for somebody [transitive] to officially speak or take action for another person or group of people
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  2. in court [transitive] to speak officially for someone in a court of law
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  3. be something [linking verb] to form or be something [↪  amount to]
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  4. government [transitive] to have been elected to a parliament, council etc by the people in a particular area
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  5. sign [transitive] to be a sign or mark that means something [=  stand for]
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  6. symbol [transitive] to be a symbol of something [=  symbolize]
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  7. sports [transitive] if you represent your country, school, town etc in a sport, you take part in a sports event for that country etc
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  8. be represented if a group, organization, area etc is represented at an event, people from it are at the event
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  9. describe [transitive] to describe someone or something in a particular way, especially in a way that is not true [↪  depict] [=  portray]
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  10. art [transitive] if a painting, STATUE, piece of music etc represents something or someone, it shows them
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represent used in phrases

  • under-represent (verb)
    1. have less than adequate or sufficient representation; have less representation than in the population
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