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Results for: "represent"

Translating from English to Arabic

Translations:

represent — to act on behalf of
→ مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala)
→ ناب (ناب عن .مثل)
represent — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
→ صَوَّرَ (ṣawwara)

More translations:

represent
→ يُمَثِّل
represent
→ يَرْمُز إلى
represent
→ يُمَثِّل، يُبَيِّن، يكونُ مَثَلا

English definitions WordNet

VERB 15

  1. take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"

    • “Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h'”
    Synonymsstand forcorrespond

  2. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol

    • “What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?”
    Synonymstypifysymbolizesymbolisestand for

  3. be representative or typical for

    • “This period is represented by Beethoven”
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  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 silent majority”

  2. serve as a means of expressing something

    • “The flower represents a young girl”

  3. be characteristic of

    • “This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue”
    Synonymsexemplify

  4. 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”
    Synonymsconstitutemake upcomprisebe

  5. be the defense counsel for someone in a trial

    • “Ms. Smith will represent the defendant”
    Synonymsdefend

  6. create an image or likeness of

    • “The painter represented his wife as a young girl”
    Synonymsinterpret

  7. 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”
    Synonymsactplay

  8. perform (a play), especially on a stage

    • “we are going to stage `Othello'”
    Synonymsstagepresent

  9. describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality

    • “He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel”

  10. point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance

    • “our parents represented to us the need for more caution”

  11. bring forward and present to the mind

    • “We presented the arguments to him”
    • “We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason”
    Synonymspresentlay out

  12. to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

    Synonymsmap