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- [rend]
- /rɛnd/
- /rend/
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- [rend]
- /rɛnd/
Definitions of rend word
- verb with object rend to separate into parts with force or violence: The storm rent the ship to pieces. 1
- verb with object rend to tear apart, split, or divide: racial tension that is rending the nation. 1
- verb with object rend to pull or tear violently (often followed by away, off, up, etc.). 1
- verb with object rend to tear (one's garments or hair) in grief, rage, etc. 1
- verb with object rend to disturb (the air) sharply with loud noise. 1
- verb with object rend to harrow or distress (the heart) with painful feelings. 1
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Origin of rend
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English renden, Old English rendan; cognate with Old Frisian renda
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Parts of speech for Rend
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rend popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
rend usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rend
verb rend
- abscind — to cut off
- bite — If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you.
- branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- branching — the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
- breached — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.