rend

rɛnd

rent

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Definition of rend - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tear apart

tr.

tear something into pieces with force

tr.

The storm will rend the sails.

rip

split

tear

separation

intr.

Rare

be torn or split apart

intr.

Rare

The old flag began to rend in the wind.

rip

split

tear

emotional tearing

tr.

Dated

tear one's clothes in rage or grief

tr.

Dated

He began to rend his garments in despair.

rip

tear

loud sound

intr.

Rare

produce a loud, piercing sound

intr.

Rare

A scream rent the silence of the night.

pierce

shatter

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rend one's garments

tear one's clothes as a sign of grief

In ancient times, people would rend their garments to express deep sorrow.

rend in twain

tear something into two separate pieces

The lightning bolt did rend in twain the ancient tree.

Origin of rend

Old English, rendan (to tear)

Examples of rend in a sentence

Anger can rend friendships beyond repair.
The fabric began to rend under pressure.
His heart seemed to rend with sorrow.
In his grief, he would rend his shirt.
She watched him rend his clothes in anger.
The siren rent the air with urgency.

Her voice rent the quiet room with a song.

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French:déchirer, se déchirer, ...
German:zerreißen, auseinanderreißen, ...
Italian:strappare, strapparsi, ...
Spanish:desgarrar, rasgarse, ...
Portuguese:rasgar, rasgar-se, ...
Chinese:撕裂, 裂开, ...
Japanese:引き裂く, 裂ける, ...
Arabic:مَزَّقَ, اِنْشَقَّ, ...
Hebrew:לִקְרוֹעַ, לְהִיקָּרַע, ...
Russian:разрывать, рваться, ...
Ukrainian:розірвати, рватися, ...
Hindi:फाड़ना, फटना, ...
Bengali:ছিন্নভিন্ন করা, ছিঁড়ে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:esquinçar, esquinçar-se, ...
Czech:rozervat, trhat se, ...
Danish:sønderrive, rive, ...
Dutch:verscheuren, splijten, ...
Greek:σκίζω, σκίζομαι, ...
Hungarian:szétszaggatni, szétszakadni, ...
Khmer:ហែក, រហែក, ...
Korean:찢다, 찢어지다, ...
Persian:دریدن, پاره شد, ...
Polish:rozdzierać, rozrywać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):rasgar, romper, ...
Romanian:a sfâșia, a rupe hainele, ...
Swedish:slita sönder, slitas sönder, ...
Thai:ฉีก, แยกออก, ...
Turkish:parçalamak, yırtılmak, ...
Vietnamese:xé toạc, rách, ...

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