to represent

Examples

• All

• As such, these case reports represent a valuable legacy.

  YaleCourses

• These values represent a huge part of who I am.

  Chris Williamson

• Well, these questions, they represent thousands of people.

• We represent nearly 13% of the buildings in your city.

  Godzilla (1998)

• Our elections must represent the will of American citizens.

  2000 Mules (2022)

• Diversity is meant to mean that you equally represent what society is.

  Rob Moore

• Our four building blocks and four bridges represent the encouraging part of the school's mission.

  Academic text (2013)

• Normally, the Globetrotters represent family entertainment.

  Little Nicky (2000)

• The excellence we represent is not a birthright.

• The data we collected represent various opinions from over a hundred respondents.

Synonyms

C

to characterize

vsto represent

256 3.8

To describe the main qualities of a person or thing

is about being an example rather than describing qualities

C

to capture

vsto represent

255 3.4

To show an idea, feeling, or quality clearly

is less about accurate expression and more about being an example

M

to make up

vsto represent

239 2.7

Be the parts that form a whole

focuses on being a typical example rather than composing parts

D

to depict

vsto represent

176 3.5

To show something in a picture or in words

is more general and applies beyond artistic or descriptive media

C

to constitute

vsto represent

140 4.4

To be the parts that make up a whole

is about being an example rather than forming the parts of something

E

to embody

vsto represent

104 5.1

Show an idea, quality or feeling in a clear visible way

is more general and can mean being an example rather than physical form

S

to symbolize

vsto represent

• US

104 4.2

To show an idea or feeling with an image

is broader and not limited to symbolic or image based showing

E

to exemplify

vsto represent

• Formal

45 6.8

To show something clearly by using a real situation

is more general and can also mean to form or compose

P

to portray

vsto represent

30 3.7

To show a person or thing in art like a painting

is not limited to artistic depiction and covers many examples

E

to epitomize

vsto represent

22 7.3

A perfect example that shows the main qualities of something

is a typical example term rather than implying perfection

T

to typify

vsto represent

12 5.8

Show the common features of a group or type

is broader and also used to mean forming or composing something

How Typical

to typify

12 5.8

to represent

647 3.4

to reflect

595 3.5

Surface Forms

Etymology