different between represent vs feature
represent
English
Etymology 1
From Old French représenter, from Latin repraesent?.
Alternative forms
- repræsent (archaic)
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /??p.??.?z?nt/
Verb
represent (third-person singular simple present represents, present participle representing, simple past and past participle represented)
- (transitive) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
- (transitive) To portray visually; to delineate
- (transitive) To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of
- Synonym: play
- (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
- (politics, transitive) To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.)
- (transitive) To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of
- (transitive) To give an account of; to describe.
- (transitive) To serve as a sign or symbol of
- (transitive) To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
- (transitive) To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
- (transitive) To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.
- (sports, transitive) To participate as a team member
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.
- 1999, Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, Still D.R.E.
- I'm representing for the gangsters all across the world.
- Still hitting them corners in them low lows girl.
- 1999, Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, Still D.R.E.
Synonyms
- (to constitute): form, make up; see also Thesaurus:compose
Derived terms
- under-represent, underrepresent
Related terms
- representability
- representable
- representation
- representative
Translations
Etymology 2
re- +? present.
Alternative forms
- re-present
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i(?).p??.?z?nt/
Verb
represent (third-person singular simple present represents, present participle representing, simple past and past participle represented)
- (medicine) To present again, for instance for medical attention.
Related terms
- representation
Further reading
- represent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- represent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- represent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- presenter, repenters
represent From the web:
- what represents a function
- what represents strength
- what represents me
- what represents freedom
- what represents family
- what represents life
- what represents virgo
- what represents death
feature
English
Etymology
From Middle English feture, from Anglo-Norman feture, from Old French faiture, from Latin fact?ra. Doublet of facture.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?fi?t??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?fit??/
- Rhymes: -i?t??(?)
Noun
feature (plural features)
- (obsolete) One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.ii:
- all the powres of nature, / Which she by art could vse vnto her will, / And to her seruice bind each liuing creature; / Through secret vnderstanding of their feature.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.ii:
- An important or main item.
- (media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
- (film) Ellipsis of feature film
- Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
- (computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
- The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.
- (archaeology) Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.
- A feature of many Central Texas prehistoric archeological sites is a low spreading pile of stones called a rock midden. Other features at these sites may include small hearths.
- (engineering) Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.
- (statistics, machine learning) An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed.
- (music) The act of being featured in a piece of music.
- (linguistics) The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.
- Hyponyms: gender, number, person, tense
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:characteristic
Derived terms
- featural
- feature article
Translations
Further reading
- feature in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Verb
feature (third-person singular simple present features, present participle featuring, simple past and past participle featured)
- (transitive) To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.
- (transitive) To star, to contain.
- (intransitive) To appear, to make an appearance.
- (transitive, dated) To have features resembling.
- Sunday. Reading for the Young (page 219)
- More than his talents, Roger grudged him his looks, the brown eyes, golden hair, and oval face, which made people say how Johnny Weir featured his mother.
- Sunday. Reading for the Young (page 219)
Translations
Middle English
Noun
feature
- Alternative form of feture
feature From the web:
- what feature is associated with a temperature inversion
- what feature occurs where plates converge
- what feature distinguishes this passage as a foreword
- what feature do platelets possess
- what characteristic is associated with a temperature inversion
- what are the causes of temperature inversion
Share
Tweet
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share
you may also like
- represent vs feature
- unpredictable vs peculiar
- convenience vs appurtenance
- striking vs charming
- kindred vs line
- pains vs examination
- shelf vs bulge
- scanty vs insubstantial
- conscientious vs strict
- spirit vs curse
- lurch vs quiver
- dowager vs mistress
- inordinate vs unrestrained
- heap vs array
- compass vs province
- objective vs intention
- headland vs ridge
- dispatch vs story
- conceivable vs attainable
- cheek vs boldness