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say it: reh-pri-ZENT
represent is a verb meaning "take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to". It carries 15 recorded senses.
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”
be representative or typical for
“This period is represented by Beethoven”
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”
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”
point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance
“our parents represented to us the need for more caution”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for represent come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.