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R0150300 (rĕnd)v. rent (rĕnt) also rend·ed, rend·ing, rends v.tr.1. a. To tear or split apart or into pieces violently. See Synonyms at tear¹.b. To tear (one's garments or hair) in anguish or rage.2. To pull away forcibly; wrest: rent the money from his hand.3. a. To pull, split, or divide: "Chip was rent between the impulse to laugh wildly and a bitterness that threatened hot tears" (Louis Auchincloss).b. To pierce or disturb with sound: a scream rent the silence.c. To cause pain or distress to: tales that rend the heart.v.intr. To become torn or split; come apart: a hole where the seam rends.

[Middle English renden, from Old English rendan.]

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(rɛnd) vb, rends, rending or rent1. to tear with violent force or to be torn in this way; rip2. (tr) to tear or pull (one's clothes, etc), esp as a manifestation of rage or grief3. (tr) (of a noise or cry) to disturb (the air, silence, etc) with a shrill or piercing tone4. (tr) to pain or distress (the heart, conscience, etc)[Old English rendan; related to Old Frisian renda] ˈrendible adj

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(rɛnd)

v. rent, rend•ing. v.t. 1. to separate into parts with force or violence; tear apart. 2. to tear (one's garments or hair) in grief or rage. 3. to disturb (the air) sharply with noise. 4. to distress (the heart) with painful feelings. v.i. 5. to split or tear something. 6. to become torn or split. [before 950; Middle English; Old English rendan, c. Old Frisian renda]

rend

Past participle: rent
Gerund: rending

Imperative
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Present
I rend
you rend
he/she/it rends
we rend
you rend
they rend

Preterite
I rent
you rent
he/she/it rent
we rent
you rent
they rent

Present Continuous
I am rending
you are rending
he/she/it is rending
we are rending
you are rending
they are rending

Present Perfect
I have rent
you have rent
he/she/it has rent
we have rent
you have rent
they have rent

Past Continuous
I was rending
you were rending
he/she/it was rending
we were rending
you were rending
they were rending

Past Perfect
I had rent
you had rent
he/she/it had rent
we had rent
you had rent
they had rent

Future
I will rend
you will rend
he/she/it will rend
we will rend
you will rend
they will rend

Future Perfect
I will have rent
you will have rent
he/she/it will have rent
we will have rent
you will have rent
they will have rent

Future Continuous
I will be rending
you will be rending
he/she/it will be rending
we will be rending
you will be rending
they will be rending

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rending
you have been rending
he/she/it has been rending
we have been rending
you have been rending
they have been rending

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rending
you will have been rending
he/she/it will have been rending
we will have been rending
you will have been rending
they will have been rending

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rending
you had been rending
he/she/it had been rending
we had been rending
you had been rending
they had been rending

Conditional
I would rend
you would rend
he/she/it would rend
we would rend
you would rend
they would rend

Past Conditional
I would have rent
you would have rent
he/she/it would have rent
we would have rent
you would have rent
they would have rent

Thesaurus

Verb

rend - tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"rip, rive, pullrupture, tear, snap, bust - separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

rend

verb (Literary) tear, break, split, rip, pull, separate, divide, crack, burst, smash, disturb, shatter, pierce, fracture, sever, wrench, splinter, rupture, cleave, lacerate, rive, tear to pieces, sunder (literary), dissever pain that rends the heart

rend

verbTo separate or pull apart by force:rip, rive, run, split, tear.

Translations

rend

rend from (someone or something)

To rip or tear something away from or off of someone or something in a violent, forceful manner. ("Rend" conjugates to either "rent" or "rended" in the past tense and past participle.) Doctors had to rend the clothes from the victim before the chemicals could cause any further damage. I nearly rent the hair from my head in anger. She rended the incriminating pages from the notebook and threw them in the fire.See also: rend

rend (something) to (something)

To rip, tear, or split something apart into smaller pieces. ("Rend" conjugates to either "rent" or, less commonly, "rended" in the past tense and past participle.) He rent the contract to shreds when he realized that he'd be losing out on nearly 30% of the profits. I took the loaf of bread and rended it to pieces to share amongst the other starving children.See also: rend

rend (something) in (something)

To rip, tear, or split something apart into smaller pieces. ("Rend" conjugates to either "rent" or, less commonly, "rended" in the past tense and past participle.) He rent the contract into shreds when he realized that he'd be losing out on nearly 30% of the profits. I took the loaf of bread and rended it into pieces to share amongst the other starving children. The huge barbarian threatened to rend his opponent in twain.See also: rend

rend (something) into (something)

To rip, tear, or split something apart into smaller pieces. ("Rend" conjugates to either "rent" or, less commonly, "rended" in the past tense and past participle.) He rent the contract into shreds when he realized that he'd be losing out on nearly 30% of the profits. I took the loaf of bread and rended it into pieces to share amongst the other starving children.See also: rend

rend something from someone or something

to tear something from someone or something. (The past tense and past participle are rent.) Harry rent the burning clothing from the man who had just fled from the burning building. I will rend these dirty old clothes from my body and shower.See also: rend

rend something into something

to rip or tear something into something. (The past tense and past participle are rent.) The tailor rent the garment into shreds in his anger. The garment was rent into bits and pieces by the machine.See also: rend

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Synonyms for rend

verb tear

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verb to separate or pull apart by force

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verb tear or be torn violently

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