represent

CEFRA2

/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnt/

verb

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In the religious-cult trial, the ambitious lawyer will represent the cult leader.
Six percent home loans represent the industry average now.

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Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

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To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of
To portray visually; to delineate
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.

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A person climbs a mountain, not only "because it is there," but also because it represents a fundamental and personal challenge.
1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 150
Rounded stone and glass objects with fine radiating scratches on one surface represent the slickstones that were used in garment-making and laundry, to smooth the cloth and to press seams and pleats.
2020 January 31, Penelope Walton Rogers, “Textile networks in Viking-age towns of Britain and Ireland”, in Stephen P. Ashby, Søren Sindbæk, editors, Crafts and Social Networks in...
I'm representing for the gangsters all across the world. Still hitting them corners in them low lows girl.
1999, Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, Still D.R.E.

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From Old French représenter, from Latin repraesentō.