Represent Meaning

There are 15 meaning(s) for word Represent

Meaning 1 : perform (a play), especially on a stage

    Synonyms : present,  stage
Meaning 2 : form or compose

    Example : This sum represents my entire income for a year

    Synonyms : be,  comprise,  constitute,  make up
Meaning 3 : express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol

    Synonyms : stand for,  symbolise,  symbolize,  typify
Meaning 4 : take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

    Synonyms : correspond,  stand for
Meaning 5 : be characteristic of

    Synonyms : exemplify
Meaning 6 : to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

    Synonyms : map
Meaning 7 : be the defense counsel for someone in a trial

    Example : Ms. Smith will represent the defendant

    Synonyms : defend
Meaning 8 : bring forward and present to the mind

    Example : We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason

    Synonyms : lay out,  present
Meaning 9 : create an image or likeness of

    Example : The painter represented his wife as a young girl

    Synonyms : interpret
Meaning 10 : play a role or part

    Synonyms : act,  play
Meaning 11 : 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

    Example : I represent the silent majority

Meaning 12 : be representative or typical for

    Example : This period is represented by Beethoven

Meaning 13 : describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality

    Example : He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel

Meaning 14 : point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance

    Example : our parents represented to us the need for more caution

Meaning 15 : serve as a means of expressing something

    Example : The flower represents a young girl