represent

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈrɛp.rɪ.zɛnt/, SAMPA: /"rEp.rI.zEnt/

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Verb

Plain form represent

Third-person singular represents

Past tense represented

Past participle represented

Present participle representing

1. To represent is to stand in the place of; to act the part of (another).

   A member of Congress represents his district in Congress.

2. To represent is to serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things.

Related words

• representation
• representative