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According to WordNet, the verb "represent" has 15 sense(s).

200836236 express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?".

201686132 create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl".

202723733 be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue".

202581675 be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant".

201719302 play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master".

200987345 describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel".

200988028 serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl".

202699497 take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin".

202620587 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".

200825447 point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents represented to us the need for more caution".

201711445 perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'".

200772967 bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason".

202541509 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; "I represent the silent majority".

200380698 to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets).

202541921 be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven".


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