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FRENCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

rendre.

to give back

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʁɑ̃dʁ/
  1. to give back to return, to restore, to give back

    rendre la santé
    rendre la vue
  2. to give back to repay; to reciprocate (an action, emotions)

    rendre le mal pour le bien
  3. to render to render, to make

    Tu me rends malade.
    rendu violent
  4. to render to express, to convey

    Ce portrait rend bien l’expression de votre visage.
  5. to render to render, to translate

    rendre un passage mot à mot
  6. to render to render; to give; to deliver

    rendre un avis favorable
    rendre sa décision
  7. to pay (a visit, respects)

    rendre les derniers devoirs
    L'amour vient rendre visite à mon âme.
  8. to yield

    de bonnes terres qui rendent deux récoltes par an
    Un grain de blé en rend quelquefois plus de soixante.
  9. to vomit, to let out from the body

    Il rend le sang par le nez.
  10. to render oneself, to make oneself, to become due to one's actions

    reflexive
    À force d’excès, il s’est rendu malade.
    Les ennemis se sont rendus maîtres de la place.
  11. to make one's way (to a place), to get oneself (into a place)

    reflexive
    Les fleuves se rendent à la mer.
  12. to call on

    intransitive · reflexive
  13. to surrender, to give in, to give oneself up to

    reflexive
    Après trois longues heures d'attente, le voleur s'est finalement rendu.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French rendre, from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere.

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