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:

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.

Who Represents Me provides information about current districts and members of the Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives, the Texas delegation to the U.S. Senate and House …

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 …

to act as or be the authorized delegate or agent for (a person, country, etc): an MP represents a constituency to serve or use as a means of expressing: letters represent the sounds of speech

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 …

The money he makes from his investments represents [= constitutes] over half his income. The court's decision represents a victory for small businesses. The new prices represent a …

Jan 7, 2026 · represent (third-person singular simple present represents, present participle representing, simple past and past participle represented) (transitive) To present again or …