Rend — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

tear or be torn violently

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛnd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛnd/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈɛnd/.

Examples

The curtain ripped from top to bottom
pull the cooked chicken into strips

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pull rip rive

Parts of Speech

verb	tear or be torn violently “The curtain ripped from top to bottom”

Word Forms

rip

noun

the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zerreißen

reißen oder gewaltsam zerrissen werden

🇫🇷French

déchirer

déchirer ou être déchiré violemment

🇪🇸Spanish

desgarrar

rasgarse o desgarrarse violentamente

🇮🇹Italian

lacerare

strapparsi o essere strappato violentemente

🇳🇱Dutch

scheur

scheuren of met geweld gescheurd worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

rasgar

rasgar ou ser rasgado violentamente

🇷🇺Russian

разрывать

рвать или сильно рвать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उखड़ना

फाड़ना या हिंसक रूप से फाड़ा जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

ছিঁড়ে ফেলা

ছিঁড়ে ফেলা বা হিংস্রভাবে ছিঁড়ে ফেলা

🇮🇳Telugu

రెండ్

చిరిగిపోవు లేదా హింసాత్మకంగా నలిగిపోవు

🇮🇳Marathi

फाडणे

फाडणे किंवा हिंसकपणे फाडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફાડવું

ફાડવું અથવા હિંસક રીતે ફાટી જવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೆಂಡ್

ಹರಿದುಹಾಕು ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಂಸಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಹರಿದು ಹೋಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിടുക

കീറുകയോ അക്രമാസക്തമായി കീറുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੈਂਡ

ਹਿੰਸਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪਾੜੋ ਜਾਂ ਪਾੜੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھاڑنا

پھاڑنا یا تشدد سے پھٹا جانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

撕裂

撕裂或被猛烈撕裂

🇯🇵Japanese

引き裂く

破れたり、激しく引き裂かれたり

🇰🇷Korean

찢다

찢어지거나 심하게 찢어지다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xé nát

xé hoặc bị rách dữ dội

🇹🇭Thai

ฉีก

ฉีกขาดหรือฉีกขาดอย่างรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

membelah

robek atau terkoyak dengan keras

🇵🇭Filipino

punitin

mapunit o mapupunit nang marahas

🇲🇾Malay

koyak

koyak atau dikoyak dengan ganas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزق

المسيل للدموع أو تمزق بعنف

🇮🇷Persian

رها کردن

پاره شود یا به شدت پاره شود

🇹🇷Turkish

parçalamak

şiddetli bir şekilde yırtılmak veya yırtılmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִקְרוֹעַ

לקרוע או להיקרע באלימות

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