Basic Details
Word: Represented
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Spoke or acted for a person or group, or stood for something as a sign or symbol. It is the past tense of represent.
Synonyms: stood for, symbolised, acted for, portrayed
How to Spell Represented
Syllables: rep - re - sent - ed
Tricky part: The word is re + present, so the vowel after pr is an e. Students write represinted, or swap letters to make repersented.
Watch out for: represinted, reprasented, repersented
Memory tip: When you represent your school, you present it again to others: re + present + ed.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Mary Kom represented India at the 2012 London Olympics and won a bronze medal.
Example 2: The lotus represented purity in the old painting.
Example 3: Two students represented our class at the inter-school quiz.
Fun Fact
The 24 spokes of the Ashoka Chakra on India's flag are often said to represent the 24 hours of the day.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
repr_s_nted
a) e, e
b) i, e
c) e, i
d) a, e
Show answer
a) e, e. Find present inside the word and the two gaps are simply its e's.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word represented as used in the sentence:
In the play, the old tree represented the wisdom of the village elders.
a) destroyed
b) ignored
c) opposed
d) symbolised
Show answer
d) symbolised. The tree stood for wisdom, which is what symbolised means.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
A young lawyer dtrensepere the farmers in the high court.
a) represented
b) repented
c) resented
d) presented
Show answer
a) represented. Presented, repented and resented all fall short; only represented uses both r's and all four e's.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A Member of Parliament who has represented a constituency has ____.
a) built all its houses
b) owned all its land
c) taught all its children
d) spoken for its people
Show answer
d) spoken for its people
2. On most maps, a thin blue line represents ____.
a) a forest
b) a desert
c) a river
d) a mountain
Show answer
c) a river
