American English pronunciation
How to pronounce represented
IPA transcription: [,ɹɛpɹə'zɛntəd]
Pronunciation variants: [,ɹɛpɹə'zɛntəd][,ɹɛpɹɪ'zɛntɪd][,ɹɛpɹə'zɛnəd][,ɹɛpɹɪ'zɛnɪd]
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Verb
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form or compose
“This money is my only income”
“The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance”
“These constitute my entire belonging”
“The children made up the chorus”
“This sum represents my entire income for a year”
“These few men comprise his entire army”
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express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
“What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?”
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take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
“Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin”
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play a role or part
“Gielgud played Hamlet”
“She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role”
“She played the servant to her husband's master”
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bring forward and present to the mind
“We presented the arguments to him”
“We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason”
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perform (a play), especially on a stage
“we are going to stage `Othello'”
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be representative or typical for
“This period is represented by Beethoven”
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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
“I represent the silent majority”
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be characteristic of
“This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue”
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serve as a means of expressing something
“The flower represents a young girl”
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create an image or likeness of
“The painter represented his wife as a young girl”
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be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
“Ms. Smith will represent the defendant”
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describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality
“He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel”
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point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance
“our parents represented to us the need for more caution”
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to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
Adjective
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represented accurately or precisely
Usage examples
- He represented the provincial and federal ridings of Lanark in eastern Ontario.
- This gave birth to Vanitas who represented the pure darkness of the heart of Ventus.
- Gul initially represented the cricketer Salman Butt in the infamous spot fixing case.
- As seen above, dielectric reluctance is represented as "lowercase z epsilon".
- Ashbrooke is part of Saint Michael's ward and is represented by three Conservative councillors.
- Lord Hastings had previously represented West Norfolk in the House of Commons.
- In Christian art, the Thebaid was represented as a place with numerous monks.
- Rotations and reflections are represented as elements.
- The district is currently represented by Republican Kevin Yoder.
- In India's first appearance in Olympic archery, the nation was represented by three men.