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{ "term": "represent", "partOfSpeech": "verblinking verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "represent", "heSheIt": "represents" }, "pastSimple": "represented", "pastParticiple": "represented", "ingForm": "representing" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to be a member of a group of people and act or speak for them at an event, a meeting, etc.", "sensetop": "represent somebody/something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing eight different countries." }, { "text": "Local businesses are **well represented** on the committee *(= there are a lot of people from them on the committee)*." }, { "text": "The opening speech was by Bob Alan representing Amnesty International." }, { "text": "The President was represented at the ceremony by the Vice-President." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["strongly", "well", "equally"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to act or speak officially for somebody and defend their interests", "sensetop": "represent somebody/something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The union represents over 200 000 teachers." }, { "text": "The association was formed to **represent the interests of** women artists." }, { "text": "Ms Dale is representing the defendant *(= is his/her lawyer)* in the case." }, { "text": "As an MP, it is my duty to represent my constituents." }, { "text": "How can we all be adequately represented by one political party?" }, { "text": "organizations claiming to represent farmers" }, { "text": "leaders who truly represent the interests of working families" }, { "text": "We have been ably represented in our efforts by our attorney." }, { "text": "The suspect must appear and may be legally represented." } ], "topics": ["Law and justice", "People in society"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["legally", "ably", "adequately"], "verb + represent": [ "choose somebody to", "elect somebody to", "select somebody to" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to take part in a sports event for a particular country, city, etc.", "sensetop": "represent something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He's been chosen to represent Scotland in next year's World Cup Finals." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to be a symbol of something", "sensetop": "represent something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Each colour on the chart represents a different department." }, { "text": "Wind direction is represented by arrows." }, { "text": "The artist uses doves to represent peace." }, { "text": "It is not clear what these symbols were intended to represent." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["accurately", "faithfully", "fairly"], "verb + represent": ["be intended to", "purport to", "seek to"], "preposition": ["as"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to be something", "sensetop": "+ noun", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "This contract represents 20% of the company's annual revenue." }, { "text": "The final figure represents a 12% increase on the number of new jobs created the previous year." }, { "text": "They're investing in low-carbon technologies that represent value for money." }, { "text": "He got rid of anyone who represented a threat to his authority." }, { "text": "This role represents a unique opportunity to further your career in healthcare." }, { "text": "The peace plan represents *(= is the result of)* weeks of negotiation." }, { "text": "These results represent a major breakthrough in AIDS research." }, { "text": "This decision represents a significant departure from previous policy." }, { "text": "This represents a swing of 14% towards Labour." }, { "text": "This figure represents a fall of 21% on the same period last year." }, { "text": "These figures represent a return of 8.5% per annum." }, { "text": "These proposals represent a dramatic shift in policy." }, { "text": "This represents an apparent reversal in US policy." }, { "text": "The talks represented the first significant move towards peace." }, { "text": "The demonstration represents a direct challenge to the new law." }, { "text": "Our average margins dropped to 35%, which represents a reduction in gross margins of £109 million." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to be present in something to a particular degree", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Women and men were represented equally on the teams." }, { "text": "Women are disproportionately represented among welfare recipients." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to be an example or expression of something", "sensetop": "represent something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The project represents all that is good in the community." }, { "text": "Those comments do not represent the views of us all." }, { "text": "The book purported to represent the lives of ordinary people." } ], "synonyms": "be typical of" }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "to show somebody/something, especially in a picture", "sensetop": "represent somebody/somethingrepresent somebody/something as somebody/something", "labels": "(formal)", "cefr": "b1", "examples": [ { "text": "The carvings represent a hunting scene.", "contextForm": "represent somebody/something" }, { "text": "The map represents Italy in the 12th century." }, { "text": "The results are represented in fig. 3 below." }, { "text": "The Egyptian goddess is represented as a woman with cow's horns.", "contextForm": "represent somebody/something as somebody/something" }, { "text": "Representing an image accurately requires a great many bytes of digital information." }, { "text": "The data can be represented graphically in a line diagram." } ], "topics": ["Art"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["accurately", "faithfully", "fairly"], "verb + represent": ["be intended to", "purport to", "seek to"], "preposition": ["as"] } }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "to present or describe somebody/something in a particular way, especially when this may not be fair", "sensetop": "represent somebody/something as somethingrepresent somebody/something", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "The king is represented as a villain in the play.", "contextForm": "represent somebody/something as something" }, { "text": "The risks were represented as negligible." }, { "text": "The film represents us as helpless victims." }, { "text": "The film accurately represents the atmosphere of the post-war period.", "contextForm": "represent somebody/something" } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["accurately", "faithfully", "fairly"], "verb + represent": ["be intended to", "purport to", "seek to"], "preposition": ["as"] } }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "to make a formal statement to somebody in authority to make your opinions known or to protest", "sensetop": "represent something to somebodyrepresent (to somebody) that…", "labels": "(formal)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "They represented their concerns to the authorities.", "contextForm": "represent something to somebody" }, { "text": "He admitted falsely representing to police officers that the car had been stolen.", "contextForm": "represent (to somebody) that…" } ], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˌreprɪˈzent/", "audio": "re/represent/represent__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˌreprɪˈzents/", "audio": "re/represent/represents__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˌreprɪˈzentɪd/", "audio": "re/represent/represented__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˌreprɪˈzentɪŋ/", "audio": "re/represent/representing__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˌreprɪˈzent/", "audio": "re/represent/represent__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˌreprɪˈzents/", "audio": "re/represent/represents__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˌreprɪˈzentɪd/", "audio": "re/represent/represented__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˌreprɪˈzentɪŋ/", "audio": "re/represent/representing__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French representer or Latin repraesentare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + praesentare ‘to present’." }