Represent
21represent — representable, adj. representability, n. /rep ri zent /, v.t. 1. to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize: In this painting the cat represents evil and the bird, good. 2. to express or… …
22represent*/*/*/ — [ˌreprɪˈzent] verb [T] 1) to officially speak or do something for another person or group The vice president will represent the United States at the ceremony.[/ex] 2) [linking verb] if something represents another thing, it consists of that thing …
23represent — /ˌreprɪ zent/ verb 1. to work for a company, showing goods or services to possible buyers ● He represents an American car firm in Europe. ● Our French distributor represents several other competing firms. 2. to act on behalf of someone ● He sent… …
24represent — To appear in the character of; personate; to exhibit; to expose before the eyes. To represent a thing is to produce it publicly. To represent a person is to stand in his place; to speak or act with authority on behalf of such person; to supply… …
25represent — v.tr. 1 stand for or correspond to (the comment does not represent all our views). 2 (often in passive) be a specimen or example of; exemplify (all types of people were represented in the audience). 3 act as an embodiment of; symbolize (the… …
26represent — verb /ˈɹɛp.ɹɪ.zɛnt/ a) 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. He represented that he was investigating for the police department. b) To portray by… …
27represent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. portray (see representation); denote, symbolize, stand for; substitute for, replace, represent; set forth, assert; consist in, be composed of. See indication, substitution, agency, affirmation,… …
28represent — [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 repress 422 present. The notion of… …
29represent — v Trying achieve respect. I m just trying to represent. 1990s …
30represent — verb 1) a character representing a single quality Syn: symbolize, stand for, personify, epitomize, typify, embody, illustrate 2) the initials that represent her qualification Syn: stand for, designate, denote; literary betoken …
