🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

대표하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: daepyo-hada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Represent/ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 그림은 노동자의 투쟁을 대표합니다."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To act or speak on behalf of someone or something.

    "The lawyer will represent her client in court."
  2. 2

    To depict or symbolize something in a particular form.

    "The painting represents the struggles of the working class."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'represent' comes from the Latin 'repraesentare', which means 'to present again' or 'to show'. It evolved through Old French 'représenter' before entering Middle English in the late 14th century, where it retained the meaning of depicting or standing in for something.

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