Meaning

4 senses

  1. (transitive)To take a lease of premises in exchange for rent.

    I rented a house from my friend's parents for a year.

    mieten

    снима́тьsnimátʹ, снятьsnjatʹ

    зніма́тиznimáty, винайма́тиvynajmáty

  2. (informal, transitive)To grant a lease in return for rent.

    We rented our house to our son's friend for a year.

    vermieten

    сдава́ть в аре́ндуsdavátʹ v aréndu, сдать в аре́ндуsdatʹ v aréndu, сдава́ть внаёмsdavátʹ vnajóm

    здава́тиzdaváty

  3. (transitive)To obtain or have temporary possession of an object (e.g. a movie) in exchange for money.

    mieten

    брать напрока́тbratʹ naprokát, взять напрока́тvzjatʹ naprokát, нанима́тьnanimátʹ

    винайма́тиvynajmáty, дава́ти напрока́тdaváty naprokát

  4. (informal, intransitive)To be leased or let for rent.

    The house rents for five hundred dollars a month.

    let for money

Examples

1163 sentences

  1. I'd like to rent a car.

    Я хотів би взяти машину напрокат. — deniko

    ruЯ бы хотел взять напрокат автомобиль. — Arkadeko

    deIch würde gerne ein Auto mieten. — MUIRIEL

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  2. Tom wanted to rent a car.

    Том хотів взяти машину напрокат. — deniko

    ruТом хотел взять напрокат машину. — marafon

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  3. I don't have to pay rent.

    Я не маю платити ренту. — deniko

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  4. I need to rent a car.

    Мені потрібно взяти напрокат машину. — deniko

    ruМне нужно взять напрокат машину. — marafon

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  5. Tom still hasn't paid his rent.

    Том і досі не заплатив за квартиру. — deniko

    deTom hat seine Miete noch nicht bezahlt. — wolfgangth

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
to occupy premises in exchange for rent:
to grant occupation in return for rent:
obtain/have temporary possession of an object such as a movie:
Русский
By meaning 3
to occupy premises in exchange for rent:
to grant occupation in return for rent:
obtain/have temporary possession of an object such as a movie:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to occupy premises in exchange for rent:
to grant occupation in return for rent:

Origin

From Middle English rent, rente, from Old French rente, from Early Medieval Latin rendita,

From Middle English rent, rente, from Old French rente, from Early Medieval Latin rendita, from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere.

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Forms

rents, renting, rented, rented
Base formrent · to rent
3rd person singularrents
Present participlerenting
Past simplerented
Past participlerented

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrent
he, she, itrents

Past simpleLesson

all personsrented

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave rented
he, she, ithas rented

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill rent

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

26 related words
RelatedhireB1renterrentingrental
Derivedoverrentrentabilityrentablerent-a-carrent-a-coprent-a-crowdrent-a-dreadrent-a-gobrent-a-johnrent-a-mobrent-a-quoterent-a-thugrent-a-wombrenteerentoidrentorrent outrent-to-ownrentvestrerentsubrentunrented

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • pay his rent
  • rent a car
  • to rent a
  • pay the rent
  • pay my rent
  • rented an an
  • rented a room
  • want to rent
  • rent a house
  • rent a rowboat
  • pay your rent
  • rent a boat

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
renovationrenownC1renownedrentalB2renter
rent — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto