Definition of rend - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
tear aparttr. tear something into pieces with forcetr.
- The storm will rend the sails.
2.
loud soundtr. break through silence with a loud, piercing soundtr.
- Sirens rend the midnight silence outside.
3.
separationintr. be torn or split apartintr.
- The old flag began to rend in the wind.
4.
emotional tearingtr. tear one's clothes in rage or grieftr.
- He began to rend his garments in despair.
Expressions with rend
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tear one's clothes as a sign of grief
In ancient times, people would rend their garments to express deep sorrow.
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. Thunder rends the stillness before dawn. A fire alarm rent the quiet meeting. 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.
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- French:déchirer, rompre, ...
- German:zerreißen, durchdringen, ...
- Italian:strappare, squarciare, ...
- Spanish:desgarrar, quebrar, ...
- Portuguese:rasgar, quebrar, ...
- Chinese:撕裂, 划破, ...
- Japanese:引き裂く, 切り裂く, ...
- Arabic:مَزَّقَ, مَزَّقَ, ...
- Hebrew:לִקְרוֹעַ, לְהַחֲרִישׁ, ...
- Russian:разрывать, прорезать тишину, ...
- Ukrainian:розірвати, прорізати, ...
- Hindi:फाड़ना, चीर देना, ...
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