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# rep

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

«rep» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#m1)
2. (informal) A rep is a salesperson who visits customers for a company: a sales rep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#m2)
3. (informal) In exercise, a rep (repetition) is doing a movement once: ten reps of sit-ups. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#m3)
4. (slang) Rep is short for reputation: he has a rep for being funny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#m4)
5. (informal) Rep is short for repertory theatre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#m5)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#x1)
- The school council reps met the head teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#x2)
- Do three sets of ten reps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#x3)
- A sales rep came to show the new books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#x4)
- (slang) He's got a rep for being late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#x5)
- Our rep asked for more benches in the playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rep» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rep/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rep» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rep.html) on Mova free.