transitive verb 1 : to give a clear understanding or impression of : to describe or present clearly a book which represents the character of early America also : to describe or present in a …

REPRESENT definition: to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize. See examples of represent used in a sentence.

GRAPHS & CHARTS if a part of a picture or drawing represents something, it shows a particular piece of information:

Definition of represent verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [often passive] represent somebody/something to be a member of a group of people and act or speak for …

To represent an idea or quality means to be a symbol or an expression of that idea or quality. New York represents everything that's great about America.

to stand or act in the place of, as a substitute, proxy, or agent does: He represents the company in Boston. Government to speak and act for by delegated authority: to represent one's …

1. to stand as an equivalent of; correspond to: our tent represents home to us when we go camping. 3. to act as or be the authorized delegate or agent for (a person, country, etc): an …