Talk:represent

colloquial meaning

To "rep" or "represent" is an oft-used colloquialism in urban areas in the United States and other areas around the world. It means to carry the name of a certain area. i.e. Repping one's "hood". (This entry is from Wikipedia...) 69.87.194.148 11:36, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

contractual meaning

I have "represent" occurring for several times in an agreement in sentences like "customer represents that he has permission ..." and "customer represents that the removed parts are in good working order". I'm not sure if this meaning is shown here. Is it more like "state" or "confirm" or more like "demonstrate" or "show"? 90.190.225.121 00:02, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

In that case it means "to set forth clearly with a view to influencing opinion or action". It is more like declare. —Stephen 04:18, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

reflexive verb: untruthfully claim to be something

reflexive verb: to describe yourself as something you are not
He was arrested at the airport despite trying to represent himself as a tourist.
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--Backinstadiums (talk) 10:28, 14 January 2020 (UTC)

That is not really distinct from the neutral transitive sense. Consider:

"I have represented you as savourably as you would desire to be represented, for you do not seem to write to deceive her."

"The mythical account of her birth, which represented her as sprung from the head of Zeus after he had swallowed her mother Metis (“Counsel”), betokened her affinity with the highest faculties of the supreme Ruler"

"He represented his client as a compassionate man who volunteers, but one who also has a long-standing history of anxiety and depression."

The representation could be essentially truthful, mythical, artistic, misleading, selective etc, though usually not straightforward, transparent, etc. (except in the negative). DCDuring (talk) 17:45, 14 January 2020 (UTC)