Definition: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
Main entry: lay out, represent, present
Definition: bring forward and present to the mind
Usage: We presented the arguments to him; We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason
Main entry: represent
Definition: point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance
Usage: our parents represented to us the need for more caution
Main entry: typify, symbolise, symbolize, stand for, represent
Definition: express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
Usage: What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
Main entry: represent
Definition: describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality
Usage: He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel
Main entry: represent
Definition: serve as a means of expressing something
Usage: The flower represents a young girl
Main entry: represent, interpret
Definition: create an image or likeness of
Usage: The painter represented his wife as a young girl
Main entry: stage, represent, present
Definition: perform (a play), especially on a stage
Usage: we are going to stage `Othello'
Main entry: represent, play, act
Definition: play a role or part
Usage: 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
Main entry: represent
Definition: 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
Usage: I represent the silent majority
Main entry: represent
Definition: be representative or typical for
Usage: This period is represented by Beethoven
Definition: be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
Usage: Ms. Smith will represent the defendant
Main entry: comprise, make up, be, represent, constitute
Definition: form or compose
Usage: 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
Main entry: represent, correspond, stand for
Definition: take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
Usage: Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin
Main entry: exemplify, represent
Definition: be characteristic of
Usage: This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue