REPRESENT
\ɹˌɛpɹɪzˈɛnt], \ɹˌɛpɹɪzˈɛnt], \ɹ_ˌɛ_p_ɹ_ɪ_z_ˈɛ_n_t]\
Definitions of REPRESENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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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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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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to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
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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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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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serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"
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be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven"
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perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"
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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.
By Princeton University
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create an image or likeness of, in art
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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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to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
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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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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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serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"
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be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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To portray by pictoral or plastic art; to delineate; as, to represent a landscape in a picture, a horse in bronze, and the like.
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To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the part or character of; to personate; as, to represent Hamlet.
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To exhibit to another mind in language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of; to bring before the mind; to set forth; sometimes, to give an account of; to describe.
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To serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things.
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To bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
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To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something which was originally apprehended by direct presentation). See Presentative, 3.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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To portray by pictoral or plastic art; to delineate; as, to represent a landscape in a picture, a horse in bronze, and the like.
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To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the part or character of; to personate; as, to represent Hamlet.
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To exhibit to another mind in language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of; to bring before the mind; to set forth; sometimes, to give an account of; to describe.
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To serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things.
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To bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
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To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something which was originally apprehended by direct presentation). See Presentative, 3.
By Noah Webster.
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To make clear to the mind; as, that story represents a great truth; to make or show a likeness of; as, the picture represents a moonlit sea; to make a statement about in order to influence opinion or to give a desired effect; as, he represented himself to be in want; act or speak in place of; as, he represents his father in the business; act the part of; as, he represented a clown in the play.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To exhibit the image of: to serve as a sign of: to personate or act the part of: to stand in the place of: to bring before the mind: to describe.
By Daniel Lyons
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