rent
verb/rent/
/rent/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they rent | /rent/ /rent/ |
| he / she / it rents | /rents/ /rents/ |
| past simple rented | /ˈrentɪd/ /ˈrentɪd/ |
| past participle rented | /ˈrentɪd/ /ˈrentɪd/ |
| -ing form renting | /ˈrentɪŋ/ /ˈrentɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to regularly pay money to somebody so that you can use something that they own, such as a house, a room, some land, etc.
- Are you looking to buy or rent?
- rent something to rent a house/an apartment
- to live in rented accommodation/housing/property
- The property is available to rent on a short-term lease.
- We're looking for a house to rent in the area.
- rent something from somebody Who do you rent the land from?
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesb1, Moneyb1- We rented a cottage from an agency.
- privately rented accommodation
- She had to rent from a private landlord.
- [transitive] to allow somebody to use something that you own such as a house or some land in exchange for regular payments
- rent something (out) We rented our house out for a year when we went abroad.
- She bought a three-bedroom flat with the objective of renting two rooms.
- He is making a profit from renting out the property.
- rent something (out) to somebody He rents rooms in his house to students.
- The land is rented out to other farmers.
- She agreed to rent the room to me.
- rent somebody something She agreed to rent me the room.
- [transitive] rent something (especially North American English) to pay money to somebody so that you can use something for a short period of time
- to rent a film/movie/DVD
- We rented a car for the week and explored the area.
- to rent a bike/van/boat
- They rented a meeting room in a downtown hotel.
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb1- She rented a car at the airport.
- You can rent mountain bikes and explore the area.
- [intransitive] (North American English) to be available for somebody to use if they pay a particular amount of money
- The apartment rents for $500 a month.
- past tense, past participle of rend
Word Originverb Middle English: from Old French rente, from a root shared by render.
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