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represent

English

🔊 point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance
“our parents represented to us the need for more caution”
🔊 describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality
“He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel”
🔊 serve as a means of expressing something
“The flower represents a young girl”
🔊 create an image or likeness of
“The painter represented his wife as a young girl”
🔊 be a delegate or spokesperson for
“I represent the silent majority”
🔊 be representative or typical for
“This period is represented by Beethoven”
🔊 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”
🔊 to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
🔊 bring forward and present to the mind
“We presented the arguments to him”
🔊 be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
“Ms. Smith will represent the defendant”
🔊 form or compose
“This money is my only income”
🔊 be characteristic of
“This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue”
🔊 perform (a play), especially on a stage
“we are going to stage `Othello'”
🔊 play a role or part
“Gielgud played Hamlet”
🔊 express indirectly by an image, form, or model
“What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?”