rend
Third Person
rends
Present Participle
rending
Past Tense
rent
Past Participle
rent
1
to tear something forcefully
transitive
- In a fit of rage, he tried to rend the fabric but only succeeded in damaging it further.
- The storm's powerful winds threatened to rend the sails of the sailing ship.
- Attempting to break free, the prisoner struggled to rend the chains binding them.
- A sudden burst of strength allowed him to rend the heavy curtain apart.
2
to become torn
- The thunderous sound echoed through the valley as the earthquake caused the ground to rend.
- The fabric began to rend under the strain of the excessive weight.
- The ancient scroll started to rend along its fragile edges as it was carefully unrolled.