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/ˌreprɪˈzent/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | represent |
| he/she/it | represents |
| present participle | representing |
| past tense | represented |
| past participle | represented |
Ambassador Albright will represent the United States at the ceremony.
a group that represents the interests of the workers in the steel industry
At that time Mr. Ishihara represented the Shinagawa district of Tokyo.
His novels have been criticized for the negative way in which they represent women.
The movie represented Kennedy's assassination as a government conspiracy.
All five countries will be represented at the summit.
Works by younger artists are well represented in the show.
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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