represent

verb
/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnt/

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

Other meanings

To portray visually; to delineate.
“a landscape can be represented in a picture.”
To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of.
“It has always been his dream to represent Hamlet on Broadway.”

Synonyms

stand for
correspond

Example sentences

“Why do we need to represent this as a string?”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“Do they represent their constituents?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “represent” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.