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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "represent"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤ⧀āĻ• āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to be an image, sign, symbol, etc. of something
Transitive: to represent a quality or value
to represent definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His actions consistently represent his values.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻŦā§‹āϧāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to perform or portray a character in a play, film, or other stage production
Transitive: to represent a character
to represent definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the auditions, each actor strives to represent their character authentically and convincingly.
āĻ…āĻĄāĻŋāĻļāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āϤāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to indicate or stand for a particular concept, idea, or entity
Transitive: to represent a concept or meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The letter ' A ' on the grading scale may represent excellence, standing for the highest level of achievement.
āĻ—ā§āϰ⧇āĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ⧇ 'A' āĻ…āĻ•ā§āώāϰāϟāĻŋ āωāĻ¤ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāĻˇā§āϟāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇, āϝāĻž āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤ⧀āĻ• āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to serve as an instance that embodies the characteristics, qualities, or traits associated with a particular category or concept
Transitive: to represent sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The historic building, with its unique architectural features, represents the cultural heritage of the city.
āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻ­āĻŦāύāϟāĻŋ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇, āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋāĻ• heritage āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to act on behalf of a group, organization, or constituency; to convey the views, interests, or concerns of others in an official or formal capacity
Transitive: to represent sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Environmental activists often choose spokespersons to represent their cause and advocate for sustainable policies.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āϏāχ āύ⧀āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āĻ“āĻ•āĻžāϞāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to articulate or convey one's understanding, opinions, or perspectives to others
Transitive: to represent ideas or opinions
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As a travel blogger, she will represent her experiences in foreign countries.
āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻŦā§āϞāĻ—āĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāϤāĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to constitute a specific percentage, portion, or quantity of a larger entity or total
Transitive: to represent a percentage of a whole
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The graph illustrates that the blue section represents twenty-five percent of the entire revenue generated by the company.
āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧇ āύ⧀āϞ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϟāĻŋ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻŽā§‹āϟ āφāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāρāϚāĻŋāĻļ āĻļāϤāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to show someone or something in a piece of art
Transitive: to represent sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In his sculpture, the artist skillfully represented the human form.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻ°ā§āϝ⧇, āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦ āϰ⧂āĻĒ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to serve as a legal or business representative
Transitive: to represent sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Corporate lawyers are often hired to represent companies in legal proceedings and ensure compliance with business laws.
āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĒā§‹āϰ⧇āϟ āφāχāύāĻœā§€āĻŦā§€āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āφāχāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āφāχāύ āĻŽā§‡āύ⧇ āϚāϞāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤ⧀āĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž

to define or express a relationship between elements of one set (domain) and another set (codomain) through a mapping or function
Transitive: to represent a function
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The matrix MM represents a linear transformation, mapping vectors from a three-dimensional space to a two-dimensional space.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϏ MM āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϰ⧈āĻ–āĻŋāĻ• āϰ⧂āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āϝāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āϭ⧇āĻ•ā§āϟāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make one’s opinions known to a group of people or someone in authority
Transitive: to represent opinions
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Employees formed a committee to represent their interests and discuss workplace issues with the management.
āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϜāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧋

to evoke or convey a specific experience, feeling, or understanding
Transitive: to represent a sensation or idea
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist 's brushstrokes skillfully represent the tranquility of the scene.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€āϰ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰ⧋āĻ•āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to depict, illustrate, or convey a subject or concept in a specific manner
Complex Transitive: to represent sth in a specific manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In literature, the protagonist is consistently represented as an emblem of resilience and determination.
āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϝ⧇, āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āϏāĻšāύāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻ‚āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤ⧀āĻ• āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻāϞ/āĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇āϰ āχāωāύāĻŋāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻĒāϰāĻž

to compete on behalf of a team, country, or region, often wearing its uniform and upholding its reputation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He will represent his university in the national basketball championship.
āϜāĻžāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϟāĻŦāϞ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύāĻļāĻŋāĻĒ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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