verb
    
    -sents; -sented; -senting
    
    [+ obj] to act or speak officially for (someone or something)
    
    
    
    
    
    to have a government position in which you speak or act for (a particular group, state, etc.)
    
    
    
    to speak or act for (someone or something) in a court of law
    
    
    
    
    
    [+ obj] to be part of a sports event or other competition for (a particular country, city, school, etc.)
    
    
    
    b be represented - used to say that people from a particular place or group are present at an event, meeting, etc.
    
    
    
    not used in progressive tenses [linking verb] :to form or be something
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [+ obj] :to be an example of (someone or something)
    
    
    
    
    
    [+ obj] :to be a sign or symbol of (someone or something)
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [+ obj] :to show (someone or something) in a picture, painting, photograph, etc.
    
    
    
    [+ obj] :to describe (someone or something) in a particular way