represent
verb OPAL WOPAL S
/ˌreprɪˈzent/
/ˌreprɪˈzent/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they represent | /ˌreprɪˈzent/ /ˌreprɪˈzent/ |
| he / she / it represents | /ˌreprɪˈzents/ /ˌreprɪˈzents/ |
| past simple represented | /ˌreprɪˈzentɪd/ /ˌreprɪˈzentɪd/ |
| past participle represented | /ˌreprɪˈzentɪd/ /ˌreprɪˈzentɪd/ |
| -ing form representing | /ˌreprɪˈzentɪŋ/ /ˌreprɪˈzentɪŋ/ |
- [often passive] represent somebody/something to be a member of a group of people and act or speak for them at an event, a meeting, etc.
- The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing eight different countries.
- Local businesses are well represented on the committee (= there are a lot of people from them on the committee).
- The opening speech was by Bob Alan representing Amnesty International.
- The President was represented at the ceremony by the Vice-President.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strongly
- well
- equally
- …
- represent somebody/something to act or speak officially for somebody and defend their interests
- The union represents over 200 000 teachers.
- The association was formed to represent the interests of women artists.
- Ms Dale is representing the defendant (= is his/her lawyer) in the case.
- As an MP, it is my duty to represent my constituents.
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justiceb1, People in societyb1- How can we all be adequately represented by one political party?
- organizations claiming to represent farmers
- leaders who truly represent the interests of working families
- We have been ably represented in our efforts by our attorney.
- The suspect must appear and may be legally represented.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- legally
- ably
- adequately
- …
- choose somebody to
- elect somebody to
- select somebody to
- …
- represent something to take part in a sports event for a particular country, city, etc.
- He's been chosen to represent Scotland in next year's World Cup Finals.
- represent something (not used in the progressive tenses) to be a symbol of something synonym symbolize
- Each colour on the chart represents a different department.
- Wind direction is represented by arrows.
- The artist uses doves to represent peace.
- It is not clear what these symbols were intended to represent.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- faithfully
- fairly
- …
- be intended to
- purport to
- seek to
- …
- as
- linking verb + noun (not used in the progressive tenses) to be something synonym constitute
- This contract represents 20% of the company's annual revenue.
- The final figure represents a 12% increase on the number of new jobs created the previous year.
- They're investing in low-carbon technologies that represent value for money.
- He got rid of anyone who represented a threat to his authority.
- This role represents a unique opportunity to further your career in healthcare.
- The peace plan represents (= is the result of) weeks of negotiation.
Extra Examples- These results represent a major breakthrough in AIDS research.
- This decision represents a significant departure from previous policy.
- This represents a swing of 14% towards Labour.
- This figure represents a fall of 21% on the same period last year.
- These figures represent a return of 8.5% per annum.
- These proposals represent a dramatic shift in policy.
- This represents an apparent reversal in US policy.
- The talks represented the first significant move towards peace.
- The demonstration represents a direct challenge to the new law.
- Our average margins dropped to 35%, which represents a reduction in gross margins of £109 million.
- be representedto be present in something to a particular degree
- Women and men were represented equally on the teams.
- Women are disproportionately represented among welfare recipients.
- [no passive] represent something to be an example or expression of something synonym be typical of
- The project represents all that is good in the community.
- Those comments do not represent the views of us all.
- The book purported to represent the lives of ordinary people.
- (formal) to show somebody/something, especially in a picture synonym depict
- represent somebody/something The carvings represent a hunting scene.
- The map represents Italy in the 12th century.
- The results are represented in fig.3 below.
- represent somebody/something as somebody/something The Egyptian goddess is represented as a woman with cow's horns.
Extra ExamplesTopics Artb1- Representing an image accurately requires a great many bytes of digital information.
- The data can be represented graphically in a line diagram.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- faithfully
- fairly
- …
- be intended to
- purport to
- seek to
- …
- as
- (formal) to present or describe somebody/something in a particular way, especially when this may not be fair
- represent somebody/something as something The king is represented as a villain in the play.
- The risks were represented as negligible.
- The film represents women as victims.
- represent somebody/something The film accurately represents the atmosphere of the post-war period.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- faithfully
- fairly
- …
- be intended to
- purport to
- seek to
- …
- as
- (formal) to make a formal statement to somebody in authority to make your opinions known or to protest
- represent something to somebody They represented their concerns to the authorities.
- represent (to somebody) that… He admitted falsely representing to police officers that the car had been stolen.
act/speak for somebody
in sport
be symbol
be equal to
be present
be example of
in picture
describe
make formal statement
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French representer or Latin repraesentare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + praesentare ‘to present’.