rent
part of speech
noun (rent, rents); verb (rent, rents, rented, renting); also past of «rend» (old: torn)
meaning for a pupil
1) Money paid regularly to use a house, flat, room or land that belongs to someone else. tree →
2) To pay to use something that belongs to someone else for a time (rent a flat, rent a bike). tree →
3) To let someone use your property in return for money (rent out). tree →
4) (old) A tear or split in cloth. tree →
5) Rent can also be the past tense of rend, meaning tore something into pieces. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Tearing one's clothes was the custom of grief or horror, and is still done today by mourners in the practice called keriah. In the primary lessons: Common in money maths: rent per week or month, multiply to find a yearly total, or share rent between flatmates. In everyday life families rent homes, cars, skates, films. Phrases: «pay the rent», «for rent», «rent out», «rent-free», «rent a car».
examples
- And they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. (Torah GEN.44.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. (Torah GEN.37.34, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. (Torah GEN.37.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried: 'Treason, treason.' (Prophets 2KI.11.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said: 'Treason, treason.' (Writings 2CH.23.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- And these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are rent. (Prophets JOS.9.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- We pay the rent every month. tree →
- They rent a small flat in the city. tree →
- We rented bikes at the beach. tree →
- The rent is 600 dollars a month. tree →
- If three friends share a rent of 900 dollars, each pays 300. tree →
- Mr Lee rents out his garage. tree →
- The house is for rent. tree →
- We rented skates at the ice rink. tree →
- I threw myself on the ground and rent my clothes and tore my hair with sorrow. tree →
note
Regular verb: rented. Uncountable usually (the rent is high), but «rents» for many places. In the UK people also say «let» (a house to let); in the USA «for rent». In maths: rent per month × number of months = total; total rent ÷ number of people = each share.
In the corpora
- And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
- And Jacob rent his garments, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
- And they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.
- And these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are rent.
- And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it rent.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «rent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.