• to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
• bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot Represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
• point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents Represented to us the need for more caution"
• express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
• describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He Represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"
• serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower Represents a young girl"
• create an image or likeness of; "The painter Represented his wife as a young girl"
• perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello''"
• 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"
• 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 silen
• be Representative or typical for; "This period is Represented by Beethoven"
• be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will Represent the defendant"
• 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 h
• 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 characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"

'Represent' in other languages