render
part of speech
verb (render, renders, rendered, rendering)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) To cause someone or something to be in a certain state: "rendered helpless". tree →
2) (formal) To give help or a service. tree →
3) To show, perform or translate something in a certain way. tree →
4) (computers) To make a picture or video by computer. tree →
5) (building) To cover a wall with a layer of plaster or cement. tree →
sense in the lessons
Formal word in exams and stories: "the storm rendered the road unusable". In computing and art, a computer renders 3D pictures. Phrases: render useless, render a service, render speechless.
examples
- The fall rendered him unable to walk. tree →
- The news rendered her speechless. tree →
- The computer took an hour to render the animation. tree →
- The builders rendered the outside walls. tree →
- Thank you for the help you rendered. tree →
- The poem was rendered into English. tree →
- Its dialect renders it somewhat difficult to read. tree →
note
Regular verb: rendered. Very formal in the "make" sense: "rendered useless" = "made useless". Noun: rendering or rendition.
In the corpora
- Return to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope; even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee.
- Thy vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank-offerings unto Thee.
- Also unto Thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy; for Thou renderest to every man according to his work.
- The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
- And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached Thee, O Lord.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «render» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.