rent
gb/ɹˈɛnt/ us/ɹˈɛnt/
A2
Englisch
~ 2500
Bedeutungen
0 Bedeutungen
Verb
A2
action
1
Pay to use temporarily
To give money so you can use something for a short or long time, like a house or car.
Verwendungsmuster:
to rent [something] from [someone]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'rent' with 'lend'; 'rent' means you pay to use something, while 'lend' means you give something to someone temporarily without payment.
Synonyme
lease (Often used for longer-term, more formal rental agreements.)
Antonyme
own (Means having legal possession instead of temporary use.)
Wortverbindungen
rent an apartment
|rent a car
|rent a house
|rent equipment
Themen
business
|daily life
|housing
|travel
|finance
|daily_life
Beispiele
- We decided to rent a car for our trip.
- They rent their apartment from a local landlord.
- You can rent ski equipment at the resort.
- The company rents office space downtown.
Beispiele für Lernende
- I want to rent a car.
- We rent a small house.
- He rents a bike every weekend.
- They rent a room near the school.
Verb
B1
action
2
Let someone use for payment
To let someone use your thing if they give you money.
Verwendungsmuster:
to rent [something] to [someone]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners often confuse the direction: 'rent from' means you pay; 'rent to' means you receive payment.
Synonyme
let (Common in British English for renting property to tenants.)
Antonyme
keep (To retain and not allow others to use.)
Wortverbindungen
rent out a flat
|rent rooms to students
|rent property
Themen
business
|daily life
|housing
|finance
|daily_life
Beispiele
- They rent their basement apartment to college students.
- She rents out her cottage during the summer.
- The company rents office space to several startups.
Beispiele für Lernende
- I rent my room to a student.
- They rent their car to tourists.
- He rents his house every summer.
Nomen
A2
entity
3
Payment for temporary use
Money you pay each month or week to use a place or thing.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'rent' (payment) with 'bill'; rent is for property or equipment, bills are for services like water or electricity.
Synonyme
lease payment (More formal or contractual term, often for vehicles or equipment.)
Antonyme
purchase price (The total cost paid to own something permanently.)
Wortverbindungen
pay the rent
|high rent
|monthly rent
Themen
business
|daily life
|housing
|finance
|daily_life
Beispiele
- Our monthly rent is due on the first of the month.
- The rent for this apartment is too high.
- She fell behind on her rent payments.
Beispiele für Lernende
- I pay rent every month.
- The rent is very high.
- He forgot to pay his rent.
Verb
C1
action
4
Tear apart by force
To tear something into pieces by pulling hard.
Verwendungsmuster:
to rent [something] apart
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may confuse this with 'tear'; 'rent' in this sense is more literary or formal and less common in daily speech.
Synonyme
rip (Less formal and more common in everyday speech.)
Antonyme
mend (To repair something that has been torn or damaged.)
Wortverbindungen
rent apart
|rent in two
Themen
violence
|physical actions
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Beispiele
- The explosion rented the ship's hull.
- Grief seemed to rent his heart in two.
- The wind rented the sails during the storm.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The wind rented the flag.
- She rented the paper in half.
- They rented the cloth with a knife.
Nomen
literary
C1
entity
5
Tear or opening caused by force
A big hole or cut made when something is torn.
Synonyme
rip (Common and neutral term for a tear in material.)
Antonyme
repair (The act of fixing an opening or tear.)
Wortverbindungen
a rent in the fabric
|a rent in the earth
Themen
objects
|damage
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Beispiele
- There was a rent in his shirt where it caught on the nail.
- A violent quake left rents in the ground.
- The curtain had several rents along its edge.
Beispiele für Lernende
- I see a rent in your coat.
- The cloth has a rent in it.
- There is a rent in the tent.
Grammatik
Grundform
rent
IPA
GB/ɹˈɛnt/
US/ɹˈɛnt/
Silben & Betonung
rent (1 Silbe)
Stress on 1st syllable (rent)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: rent
- Plural: rent, rents
Verb
- Base: rent
- 3rd Person Singular: rents
- Present Participle: renting
- Past: rented
Wortfamilie
Ausdrücke
for rent
1/fɚ ɹˈɛnt/
fixed phrase
Available to be rented
Used to say something can be used if you pay money for it for some time.
Beispiele
- There’s a studio apartment for rent downtown.
- Bicycles for rent are available at the park entrance.
pay the rent
1/pˈeɪ ðə ɹˈɛnt/
fixed phrase
Give money owed for temporary use of property/equipment
To give money you owe each month or week for using a place or thing.
Beispiele
- I have to pay the rent by Friday.
- She works two jobs just to pay the rent.
rent out
1/ɹˈɛnt ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Allow others paid use of property you own
To let other people use your thing if they give you money.
Beispiele
- They decided to rent out their garage as storage space.
- We rent out our cabin every winter to skiers.
up for rent
1/ˈʌp fɚ ɹˈɛnt/
fixed phrase
Being offered for rental by owner
Used when something is being offered so people can pay money to use it for some time.
Beispiele
- The house is now up for rent after renovations.
- Several offices are up for rent in that building.