represent

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• Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnt/
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• Australian: /ˌɹepɹɪˈzent/
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• New-Zealand: /ˌɹepɹəˈzent/
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• Scotland, Wales: /ˌɾɛpɾɪˈzɛnt/
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• /ˌɹi(ː).pɹɪˈzɛnt/
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• /ˈɹiː.pɹɪˌzɛnt/
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• CMU ARPABET: R EH2 P R IH0 Z EH1 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Old French représenter, from Latin repraesentō. Displaced native Old English spelian (“to represent”).

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English presend English -t English present English represent From re- + present.

118 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: представям (predstavjam) — to present again or anew
• Catalan: representar — to present again or anew
• Dutch: voorstellen — to present again or anew
• French: représenter — to present again or anew
• Galician: representar — to present again or anew
• Italian: ripresentare — to present again or anew
• Māori: kanohi kitea — to present again or anew
• Portuguese: reapresentar — to present again or anew
• Romanian: reprezenta — to present again or anew
• Bulgarian: изобразявам (izobrazjavam) — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• Catalan: representar — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• Finnish: kuvata — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• French: représenter — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• German: darstellen — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• Greek: αναπαριστάνω (anaparistáno) — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• Greek: ἐϊκάσδω (eïkásdō) — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• Ancient Greek: εἰκάζω (eikázō) — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• Hungarian: ábrázol — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• Hungarian: megjelenít — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• Hungarian: mutat — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• Hungarian: bemutat — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• Italian: rappresentare — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• Lithuanian: pavaizduoti — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• Lithuanian: vaizduoti — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• Persian: نشان دادن (nešân dâdan) — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• Portuguese: representar — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• Romanian: reprezenta — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• Scottish Gaelic: riochdaich — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• Swahili: wakilisha — to portray by pictorial or plastic art
• Bulgarian: представям (predstavjam) — to portray by mimicry or action of any kind
• Catalan: representar — to portray by mimicry or action of any kind
• Dutch: voorstellen — to portray by mimicry or action of any kind
• Finnish: kuvata — to portray by mimicry or action of any kind
• French: jouer — to portray by mimicry or action of any kind
• German: darstellen — to portray by mimicry or action of any kind
• Greek: αναπαριστάνω (anaparistáno) — to portray by mimicry or action of any kind
• Hungarian: játszik — to portray by mimicry or action of any kind
• Hungarian: eljátszik — to portray by mimicry or action of any kind
• Lithuanian: pavaizduoti — to portray by mimicry or action of any kind
• Lithuanian: išreikšti — to portray by mimicry or action of any kind
• Lithuanian: vaizduoti — to portray by mimicry or action of any kind
• Scottish Gaelic: riochdaich — to portray by mimicry or action of any kind
• Swahili: wakilisha — to portray by mimicry or action of any kind
• Arabic: مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala) — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Azerbaijani: təmsil etmək — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Bulgarian: представям (predstavjam) — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Catalan: representar — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Chinese Mandarin: 代表 (dàibiǎo) — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Czech: reprezentovat — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Czech: zastupovat — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Danish: repræsentere — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Dutch: vertegenwoordigen — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Dutch: representeren — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Esperanto: reprezenti — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Finnish: edustaa — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• French: représenter — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Galician: representar — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• German: vertreten — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• German: repräsentieren — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Greek: εκπροσωπώ (ekprosopó) — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Greek: αντιπροσωπεύω (antiprosopévo) — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Hungarian: képvisel — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Italian: rappresentare — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Japanese: 代表する (daihyō suru) — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Kazakh: өкілдік ету (ökıldık etu) — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Kazakh: өкілі болу (ökılı bolu) — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Kazakh: өкілдендіру (ökıldendıru) — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Korean: 대표하다 (daepyohada) — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Latvian: pārstāvēt — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Lithuanian: reprezentuoti — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Lithuanian: atstovauti — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Māori: whakakanohi — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Norwegian: representere — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Polish: reprezentować — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Portuguese: representar — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Romanian: reprezenta — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Russian: представля́ть (predstavljátʹ) — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Scottish Gaelic: riochdaich — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Spanish: representar — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Swahili: wakilisha — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Swedish: representera — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Ukrainian: представля́ти (predstavljáty) — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Vietnamese: đại diện — to stand in the place of, act on behalf of
• Bulgarian: изобразявам (izobrazjavam) — to exhibit to another mind in language
• Ancient Greek: ἀποφαίνω (apophaínō) — to exhibit to another mind in language
• Hungarian: feltüntet — to exhibit to another mind in language
• Hungarian: lefest — to exhibit to another mind in language
• Hungarian: beállít — to exhibit to another mind in language
• Irish: cuir in iúl — to exhibit to another mind in language
• Lithuanian: išreikšti — to exhibit to another mind in language
• Lithuanian: perteikti — to exhibit to another mind in language
• Bulgarian: описвам (opisvam) — to give an account of; to describe
• Greek: αναπαριστάνω (anaparistáno) — to give an account of; to describe
• Hungarian: előad — to give an account of; to describe
• Hungarian: beszámol — to give an account of; to describe
• Lithuanian: išreikšti — to give an account of; to describe
• Bulgarian: символизирам (simvoliziram) — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• Catalan: representar — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• Dutch: voorstellen — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• Finnish: edustaa — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• Galician: representar — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• German: darstellen — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• Greek: αντιπροσωπεύω (antiprosopévo) — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• Hungarian: jelöl — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• Hungarian: jelent — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• Italian: rappresentare — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• Lithuanian: simbolizuoti — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• Lithuanian: reprezentuoti — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• Polish: reprezentować — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• Portuguese: representar — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• Romanian: reprezenta — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• Scottish Gaelic: riochdaich — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• Spanish: representar — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• Swahili: wakilisha — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• Ukrainian: зображувати (zobražuvaty) — to serve as a sign or symbol of
• Catalan: representar — to form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension
• Italian: rappresentare — to form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension
• Romanian: reprezenta — to form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension