rep

«rep» in Mova's school dictionary: short for a representative: a person chosen to speak or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a rep, reps — informal); abbreviation (rep)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) A rep is short for a representative: a person chosen to speak or act for a group, like a class rep or a school council rep. tree →

2) (informal) A rep is a salesperson who visits customers for a company: a sales rep. tree →

3) (informal) In exercise, a rep (repetition) is doing a movement once: ten reps of sit-ups. tree →

4) (slang) Rep is short for reputation: he has a rep for being funny. tree →

5) (informal) Rep is short for repertory theatre. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, pupils vote for «class reps» or «school council reps» to share their classmates' ideas with teachers; it is a small taste of elections. In PE, «reps» and «sets» organise exercises: 3 sets of 10 reps. In maths, «10 reps in each of 3 sets» means 30 in all. Phrases: «class rep», «sales rep», «reps and sets», «get a rep for».

examples

• I was voted class rep this year. tree →
• The school council reps met the head teacher. tree →
• Do three sets of ten reps. tree →
• A sales rep came to show the new books. tree →
• (slang) He's got a rep for being late. tree →
• Our rep asked for more benches in the playground. tree →

note

All informal short forms; in formal writing use «representative», «repetition» or «reputation». Plural «reps». Maths: total = sets × reps per set.

In the corpora

• It is like each class electing a rep, and the group with the most reps choosing the head of the school council.
• A class rep speaks for the class at the school council; a person trying to get elected is called a candidate.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rep» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.