rented
- 1Simple past and past participle of rent.
She rented an apartment downtown for nearly two years.
All of the staging equipment was rented from a local supplier.
Note
A regular past form that never collides with its look-alike: rent is also the past of rend (to tear), so a rent curtain is torn, while a rented one was paid for. The form follows the verb in both directions. A tenant rented an apartment, a landlord rented it to someone, and informally a cottage rented within a week. Have, has or had marks the participle; was rented marks the passive.
They rented the cottage to a young couple from the city.
The apartment rented within a week of being listed.
rented is a form of rent
rent, verb: To pay an owner for the use of something for a period, such as a home, a car, or equipment. Full entry
- Spelling
- rent → rented: add -ed
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