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rendre

rendre

See also: rèndre

English

Verb

rendre (third-person singular simple present rendres, present participle rendring, simple past and past participle rendred)

  1. Archaic form of render.

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *rendō, from Latin reddō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rendʁ/

Verb

rendre

  1. to render
  2. to give back
  3. to make
    Te mé rends malado
    You make me ill
  4. to pay (a visit)
  5. (reflexive) to make one's way, to get oneself (into a place) (with dens or en)
    Je mé su rendu en payis de montagne
    I went to the mountains
  6. (reflexive) to call on (someone) (with chiéz)
  7. (reflexive) to surrender

Conjugation


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃dʁ/

Etymology

From Old French rendre, from Vulgar Latin *rendō, from Latin reddō.

Verb

rendre

  1. to render
  2. to make
    Tu me rends malade
    You make me ill
  3. to give back; to return
  4. to pay (a visit)
    L'amour vient rendre visite à mon âme. Love comes to pay a visit to my soul.
  5. (reflexive) to make one's way (to a place), to get oneself (into a place) (with dans)
    • 2009, Christophe Josset, "L'État ne veut plus payer pour sauver ses touristes en perdition à l'étranger", France24.com:
      Les Français libérés lors d'une opération de secours après s'être rendus dans une zone étrangère dangereuse pourraient devoir en régler la facture.
      French people liberated during a rescue operation after having gotten themselves into a dangerous foreign zone may have to pay the bill.
  6. (reflexive) to call on (someone) (with chez)
  7. (reflexive) to surrender
    Après trois longues heures d'attente, le voleur s'est finalement rendu.
    After three long hours of waiting, the thief finally surrendered.

Conjugation

Derived terms


Hungarian

Etymology

rend + -re

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɛndrɛ]
  • Hyphenation: rend‧re

Noun

rendre

  1. sublative singular of rend
    A gyerekeknek rendre és állandóságra van szükségük. ― The children need order and stability.

Old French

Etymology

From from Vulgar Latin *rendō, from Latin reddō.

Verb

rendre

  1. to give back; to return (something)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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