represent.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
To portray visually; to delineate.
a landscape can be represented in a picture.
The sculptor represented a horse in bronze.
To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of.
It has always been his dream to represent Hamlet on Broadway.
To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of.
He sent his agent to represent himself at the meeting.
As he was too ill to accept the award, his brother represented him at the ceremony.
To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.).
They chose a member of Congress to represent their district.
To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of.
He represented that he was investigating for the police department.
To give an account of; to describe.
To serve as a sign or symbol of.
The @ symbol represents the online world.
A dove is often used to represent peace.
To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.
To participate as a team member.
To play as if holding (a set of cards); to play as if having made (a hand).
Richard was holding the nuts, but he was trying to represent two-pair to get the other players to bet.
To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.
Where this word comes from
From Old French représenter, from Latin repraesentō. Displaced native Old English spelian (“to represent”).
To present again, for instance for medical attention.
represented to the emergency department
To present again, possibly in an altered form.
video game represented as live-action television
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English presend English -t English present English represent From re- + present.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.