il rendit

gave back, returned

ʁ ɑ̃ . d i → rendre
rend give back; render + it 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Uncommon #10,139
gave back, returned Literary past tense (passé simple), often used in novels and history writing.
FR: Il rendit le livre à la bibliothèque.
EN: He returned the book to the library.
Conjugation of rendre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third rendit rendirent

Il s'y rendit à ma place.

He went there in my place.

Tom ne se rendit pas au bal.

Tom did not go to the ball.

Il rendit tout l'argent qu'il avait emprunté.

He repaid all the money he had borrowed.

Elle s'y rendit pour nager.

She went there to swim.

Il se rendit au magasin juste alors que celui-ci était sur le point de fermer.

He went to the store just as it was about to close.

Mon père rendit visite à mon oncle à l'hôpital.

My father visited my uncle in the hospital.

Elle lui rendit visite une fois par an.

She visited him once a year.

On rendit sa liberté au prisonnier.

The prisoner was released.

Enfin, elle se rendit en Amérique.

Finally, she went to America.

Il ne rendit pas public ce qu'il y avait découvert.

He did not make public what he had discovered there.

Il était malade, mais il se rendit à l'école.

He was sick, but he went to school.

Elle me rendit régulièrement visite.

She visited me regularly.

Tom se rendit compte qu'il était exténué.

Tom realized that he was exhausted.

La lettre la rendit triste.

The letter made her sad.

Il se rendit dans un magasin pour acheter des produits d’épicerie.

He went to a store to buy some groceries.

La nouvelle la rendit heureuse.

The news made her happy.

Elle se rendit avec lui au cinéma.

She went to the cinema with him.

Il s'y rendit, pour ne plus jamais revenir.

He went there, never to return.

Il rendit visite à son ami.

He visited his friend.

Il se rendit chez le dentiste.

He went to the dentist.

Il rendit le dictionnaire.

He returned the dictionary.

Elle le fixa et cela le rendit très nerveux.

She stared at him and it made him very nervous.

Il se rendit de l'autre côté.

He went to the other side.

Après la partie, il se rendit directement chez lui pour nourrir son chien.

After the game, he went straight home to feed his dog.

Elle se rendit à l'aéroport pour lui faire ses adieux.

She went to the airport to say goodbye to him.

Elle le rendit responsable de tous ses problèmes.

She blamed him for all her problems.

Il se rendit compte qu'il était amoureux d'elle.

He realized that he was in love with her.

Elle se rendit au musée en taxi.

She went to the museum by taxi.

Elle ne se rendit pas à pied à la gym.

She didn't walk to the gym.

Mon frère me rendit presque fou.

My brother almost drove me crazy.

Personne ne se rendit compte.

No one noticed.

Tom me rendit mon dictionnaire.

Tom gave me back my dictionary.

Il rendit son dernier souffle.

He breathed his last.

Tom rendit Mary heureuse.

Tom made Mary happy.

Bien que malade, il se rendit à l'école.

Although he was sick, he went to school.

Ça me rendit très triste.

It made me very sad.

Elle se rendit à la gare pour lui faire ses adieux.

She went to the station to say goodbye to him.

Elle ne rendit visite à personne.

She didn’t visit anyone.

Il se rendit dans sa caravane et ouvrit son coffre-fort.

He went to his caravan and opened his safe.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Elle se rendit au zoo avec lui.

She went to the zoo with him.

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