vertreten — meaning in English

English meaning

• represent verb To act or speak on behalf of someone else.
• spell noun Words believed to have magical power, or the magical effect they produce.
• supply verb To provide something needed.
• vindicate verb To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.

Senses

vertreten is used for these senses in English:

• represent (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.
• represent (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
• represent (intransitive, AAVE) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.
• spell (transitive) To work in place of (someone).
• supply (transitive) To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of.
• vindicate (transitive) To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.

represent — full definition

1. verb To act or speak on behalf of someone else.
2. verb To serve as a sign, symbol, or example of something.
3. verb To portray or depict something, visually or in words.

spell — full definition

1. noun Words believed to have magical power, or the magical effect they produce.
2. verb To write or say the letters that make up a word, in the correct order.
3. verb To indicate or signal that something is likely to happen.
4. noun A short period of time doing a particular activity, or a stretch of a certain kind of weather.

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