Meaning of "represent" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REPRESENT

From Latin repraesentāre to exhibit, from re- + praesentāre to present².

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF REPRESENT

represent  [ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REPRESENT

Represent is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb represent in English.

WHAT DOES REPRESENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Represent

Represent can refer to: ▪ Represent, a 1993 album by Fat Joe ▪ Represent, a 2000 album by Compton's Most Wanted ▪ Represent, a 1994 album by DJ Magic Mike ▪ "Represent", a song by Nas ▪ "Represent", a 2009 song by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus ▪ "Represent", a 2010 single by Weezer released as an "unofficial anthem" for the United States men's national soccer team...

Definition of represent in the English dictionary

The first definition of represent in the dictionary is to stand as an equivalent of; correspond to. Other definition of represent is to act as a substitute or proxy. Represent is also to act as or be the authorized delegate or agent for.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO REPRESENT

PRESENT

Present

I represent

you represent

he/she/it represents

we represent

you represent

they represent

Present continuous

I am representing

you are representing

he/she/it is representing

we are representing

you are representing

they are representing

Present perfect

I have represented

you have represented

he/she/it has represented

we have represented

you have represented

they have represented

Present perfect continuous

I have been representing

you have been representing

he/she/it has been representing

we have been representing

you have been representing

they have been representing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I represented

you represented

he/she/it represented

we represented

you represented

they represented

Past continuous

I was representing

you were representing

he/she/it was representing

we were representing

you were representing

they were representing

Past perfect

I had represented

you had represented

he/she/it had represented

we had represented

you had represented

they had represented

Past perfect continuous

I had been representing

you had been representing

he/she/it had been representing

we had been representing

you had been representing

they had been representing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will represent

you will represent

he/she/it will represent

we will represent

you will represent

they will represent

Future continuous

I will be representing

you will be representing

he/she/it will be representing

we will be representing

you will be representing

they will be representing

Future perfect

I will have represented

you will have represented

he/she/it will have represented

we will have represented

you will have represented

they will have represented

Future perfect continuous

I will have been representing

you will have been representing

he/she/it will have been representing

we will have been representing

you will have been representing

they will have been representing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would represent

you would represent

he/she/it would represent

we would represent

you would represent

they would represent

Conditional continuous

I would be representing

you would be representing

he/she/it would be representing

we would be representing

you would be representing

they would be representing

Conditional perfect

I would have represent

you would have represent

he/she/it would have represent

we would have represent

you would have represent

they would have represent

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been representing

you would have been representing

he/she/it would have been representing

we would have been representing

you would have been representing

they would have been representing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you represent
we let´s represent
you represent

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to represent

Past participle

represented

Present Participle

representing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «REPRESENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «represent» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of represent

act · be · betoken · comprise · constitute · delineate · denote · depict · describe · designate · embody · enact · epitomize · equal · evoke · exemplify · exhibit · express · illustrate · indicate · make · mean · outline · perform · personify · picture · point out · portray · produce · put forward · put on · render · reproduce · show · sketch · speak for · stage · stand for · state · symbolize · typify

TRANSLATION OF REPRESENT

Find out the translation of represent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of represent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «represent» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 代表
• Translator English - Spanish: representar
• English: represent
• Translator English - Hindi: का प्रतिनिधित्व
• Translator English - Arabic: يُـمَثِّلُ
• Translator English - Russian: представлять
• Translator English - Portuguese: representar
• Translator English - Bengali: চিত্রিত করা
• Translator English - French: représenter
• Translator English - Malay: Mewakili
• Translator English - German: vertreten
• Translator English - Japanese: 代表する
• Translator English - Korean: 대표하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Makili
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đại diện cho
• Translator English - Tamil: பிரதிநிதித்துவம்
• Translator English - Marathi: प्रतिनिधित्व करणे
• Translator English - Turkish: temsil etmek
• Translator English - Italian: rappresentare
• Translator English - Polish: reprezentować
• Translator English - Ukrainian: представляти
• Translator English - Romanian: a reprezenta
• Translator English - Greek: αντιπροσωπεύω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verteenwoordig
• Translator English - Swedish: företräda
• Translator English - Norwegian: representere

10 QUOTES WITH «REPRESENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word represent.

1

Berenice Abbott

Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past.

2

Gloria Allred

I'm not an elected official who puts a finger in the wind to see what the majority thinks; I represent women, whether they're popular or not.

3

Marc Anthony

'Livin' la Vida Loca' is not Latin music. It does not represent Latin music.

4

Giorgio Armani

Jeans represent democracy in fashion.

5

Marc Benioff

Presentation skills are key. People who work for you represent your brand. You want them to present themselves - and represent you - in a certain way.

6

Nate Berkus

I see it every day: People trying to create a home that somebody else tells them they should have. I don't care if it's a magazine or a bossy friend - when somebody says, 'This is what's elegant, this is what's trendy,' if it doesn't represent you, you're not going to be happy.

7

Harold Bloom

If I were to sum up the negative reactions to my work, I think there are two primary causes: one is that if there is discourse about anxiety it is necessarily going to induce anxiety. It will represent a return of the repressed for a great many people.

8

Christian Borle

My parents waited to have me and my sister - my dad was 43 when my mother had me, and my mom was 38. They purposefully waited until they had had their adventures in life so that we wouldn't represent the end of their freedom.

9

Peabo Bryson

I have to choose songs that represent my personality.

10

John Cena

I'm a small-time white kid trying to represent hip-hop. If a hip-hop artist comes up and beats me in a battle, who did they beat? A small-town white kid who ain't never been an MC, who ain't never done nothing. Now if an MC comes to battle and they get beat by a small-town white boy, that's MC suicide.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REPRESENT»

Discover the use of represent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to represent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Cuba Represent!: Cuban Arts, State Power, and the Making of ...

DIVAn ethnographic consideration of why the Cuban government has allowed criticism of its policies to be expressed in Cuban film, visual art, and music over the past fifteen years./div "As a work that comes out of the discipline of ...

Sujatha Fernandes, 2006

How Can You Represent Those People?

Essays discuss clients ranging widely from 'ordinary' indigent defendants to alleged terrorists. This is a fascinating collection, a must-read for anyone interested in race, poverty, crime, punishment, and what makes lawyers tick.

Abbe Smith, Monroe H. Freedman, 2013

How Women Represent Women: Political Parties, Gender and ...

How Women Represent Women argues that political parties fundamentally structure the ways in which women legislators represent women's interests.

Tracy L. Osborn, 2012

I Represent Sean Rosen

Except you, if you read this book. It's good. And it's funny. Trust me. I should know, because I represent Sean Rosen.

Jeff Baron, 2013

Represent: Art and Identity Among the Black Upper-Middle Class

Patricia A. Banks examines how upper-middle class blacks forge black identities for themselves and their children through the consumption of black visual art.

Patricia A. Banks, 2010

Represent Yourself in Court

This book breaks down the trial process into easy to understand steps so that you can act as your own lawyer safely and efficiently. Find out what to say, how to say it even where to stand when you address the judge and jury.

Paul Bergman, Sara J Berman, 2013

Represent and Destroy: Rationalizing Violence in the New ...

A stinging critique of the link between global capitalism and U.S. multiculturalisms

Jodi Melamed, 2011

A Trip Around the World: Using Expanded Notation to ...

Introduces the decimal system using examples from a trip around the world.

Kerri O'Donnell, 2004

On the Origin of Mind: Life's Need to Re-represent Itself

"'On the origin of Mind' is a detailed description of how the mind works. It explains the dynamics from the neuronal level upwards to the scale of group behaviour, society and culture."--Publisher's website.

‎2007

Phonics from A to Z: A Practical Guide

Therefore, a letter can sometimes represent more than one sound. For example, the letter a can stand for the different sounds heard in such words as at, ate, all, any, was, and father. Likewise, a phoneme can sometimes be represented by ...

Wiley Blevins, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REPRESENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term represent is used in the context of the following news items.

Indian-American to represent Washington in US pageant

WASHINGTON: Indian-American Priya Gopal-Walker, a survivor of child abuse, will represent Washington in the 2015 Miss Teen USA Pageant to be held in ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Convicted Upper Merion baby killer to represent himself in appeal to …

After a hearing on Tuesday afternoon, Montgomery County Judge Steve O'Neill allowed Raghunandan Yandamuri, 29, to represent himself, but only after ... «The Times Herald, Jul 15»

Julian DeBose to represent team USA at World University Games

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Rising FGCU men's basketball senior Julian DeBose has been selected to represent the United States at the World University Games July ... «Wink News, Jun 15»

New Miss Iowa chosen Saturday night to represent state

She will now represent Iowa in the Miss America pageant in September. Wiebers called winning the Miss Iowa title unbelievable. She is looking forward to ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»

Kansas announces roster to represent US at world tournament

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas has announced the 12-man roster it will use to represent the United States at the World University Games next month in South ... «FOXSports.com, Jun 15»

'Represent the interests of fair play and put the sport first' – Prince …

The Prince, who is the president of the FA, called for Fifa to “show that it can represent the interests of fair play and put the sport first”. During his speech at ... «Royal Central, May 15»

NMB certifies a two-union alliance to represent American …

The National Mediation Board certified that an alliance of two unions can represent American Airlines Group's maintenance and fleet employees and service ... «Dallas Morning News, May 15»

2 Mitchell Students To Represent SD In Auto Skills Contest

Two students from Mitchell will head to Michigan this summer to represent South Dakota in a national automotive skills contest. Mitchell High School students ... «KELOLAND TV, May 15»

Long Valley Fencer to Represent USA at World University Games

The standout foil at West Morris Central, who has already competed on the national stage as a teenager, is now headed to a global competition to represent the ... «Patch.com, May 15»

British taekwondo fighter Aaron Cook cleared to represent Moldova …

Great Britain's medal hopes at the 2016 Olympics have taken a hit after potential gold-winning Taekwondo fighter Aaron Cook's switch to represent Moldova was ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»