Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
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"
Type of:
serve
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 2
be representative or typical for
"This period is represented by Beethoven"
Type of:
be
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 3
"The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
Type of:
re-create
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 4
"The flower represents a young girl"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 5
"He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 6
"our parents represented to us the need for more caution"
Derived:
representation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 7
"Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an ''h'' in Greek stands for an ''s'' in Latin"
Derived:
representation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 8
"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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 9
"Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"
Opposites:
prosecute
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 10
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 11
be characteristic of
"This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 12
"We presented the arguments to him"
"We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 13
"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"
Type of:
re-create
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
performing arts
verb
Sense 14
"we are going to stage `Othello''"
Type of:
re-create
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
performing arts
verb
Sense 15
"What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
15
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
116
Times Searched
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