Collocations for represent - verb
1. be a member of a group
ADVERB
strongly,
well
Local businesses are well represented on the committee.
Local businesses are well represented on the committee.
equally
Women and men were represented equally on the teams.
Women and men were represented equally on the teams.
poorly
adequately
disproportionately
Women are disproportionately represented among welfare recipients.
adequately
disproportionately
Women are disproportionately represented among welfare recipients.
2. act/speak officially for sb
ADVERB
legally
(BrE)
The suspect must appear and may be legally represented.
The suspect must appear and may be legally represented.
ably,
adequately,
truly
We have been ably represented in our efforts by our attorney.
How can we all be adequately represented by one political party?
leaders who truly represent the interests of working families
We have been ably represented in our efforts by our attorney.
How can we all be adequately represented by one political party?
leaders who truly represent the interests of working families
VERB + represent
choose sb to,
elect sb to,
select sb to
He was chosen to represent Scotland in three consecutive World Cup Finals.
He was chosen to represent Scotland in three consecutive World Cup Finals.
claim to,
pretend to
organizations claiming to represent farmers
organizations claiming to represent farmers
3. show sth
ADVERB
accurately,
faithfully
Representing an image accurately requires a great many bytes of digital information.
Representing an image accurately requires a great many bytes of digital information.
fairly
falsely
diagrammatically (esp. BrE), graphically, schematically, visually
The data can be represented graphically in a line diagram.
falsely
diagrammatically (esp. BrE), graphically, schematically, visually
The data can be represented graphically in a line diagram.
symbolically
VERB + represent
be intended to
It is not clear what these symbols were intended to represent.
It is not clear what these symbols were intended to represent.
purport to,
seek to
The book purported to represent the lives of ordinary people.
The book purported to represent the lives of ordinary people.
Represent is used with these nouns as the subject:
arrow, attorney, counsel, delegation, diagram, film, graph, image, line, map, metaphor, painting, percentage, symbol, union, work
arrow, attorney, counsel, delegation, diagram, film, graph, image, line, map, metaphor, painting, percentage, symbol, union, work
Represent is used with these nouns as the object:
achievement, antithesis, artist, beginning, breakthrough, challenge, client, climax, consensus, constituency, continuation, country, county, cross section, culmination, danger, departure, district, diversity, equivalent, escalation, essence, example, exception, extreme, failure, fall, group, hope, ideal, improvement, increase, instance, interest, landmark, milestone, move, obstacle, people, per cent, plaintiff, point of view, range, reality, reduction, return, reversal, saving, setback, shift, snub, spectrum, spirit, stage, state, swing, symbol, threat, triumph, turning point, type, view, viewpoint, watershed
achievement, antithesis, artist, beginning, breakthrough, challenge, client, climax, consensus, constituency, continuation, country, county, cross section, culmination, danger, departure, district, diversity, equivalent, escalation, essence, example, exception, extreme, failure, fall, group, hope, ideal, improvement, increase, instance, interest, landmark, milestone, move, obstacle, people, per cent, plaintiff, point of view, range, reality, reduction, return, reversal, saving, setback, shift, snub, spectrum, spirit, stage, state, swing, symbol, threat, triumph, turning point, type, view, viewpoint, watershed