il rendit

went, made his/her way, returned, gave back, realized

ʁ ɑ̃ . d i → rendre

rend give back + it 3rd-person singular simple past

verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #10,416

went, made his/her way In this meaning, it is used with se. This form is the passé simple, mainly used in written narratives; the passé composé is more common in speech.

FR: Elle se rendit au marché à pied.

EN: She went to the market on foot.

returned, gave back This form is the passé simple, mainly used in written narratives; the passé composé is more common in speech.

FR: Il rendit les clés à son voisin.

EN: He returned the keys to his neighbor.

realized In this meaning, it is used in the expression se rendre compte. This form is the passé simple, mainly used in written narratives; the passé composé is more common in speech.

FR: Elle se rendit compte de son erreur.

EN: She realized her mistake.

Conjugation of rendre

Indicative past

	Singular	Plural
First	rendis	—
Second	rendis	—
Third	rendit	rendirent

Ça me rendit très triste.

It made me very sad.

On rendit sa liberté au prisonnier.

The prisoner was released.

À deux mille livres, l'Indien se rendit.

At two thousand pounds, the Indian gave in.

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

He realized that he was in love with her.

Mr. Fogg se leva, et, suivi de Fix, il se rendit sur la passerelle.

Mr. Fogg got up and, followed by Fix, made his way to the gangway.

Elle se rendit au zoo avec lui.

She went to the zoo with him.

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

Although he was sick, he went to school.

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

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

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

My father visited my uncle in the hospital.

Il rendit visite à son ami.

He visited his friend.

Elle le rendit responsable de tous ses problèmes.

She blamed him for all her problems.

On lui rendit ses souliers.

His shoes were returned to him.

Il rendit son dernier souffle.

He breathed his last.

Il se rendit chez le dentiste.

He went to the dentist.

Tom rendit Mary heureuse.

Tom made Mary happy.

Enfin, elle se rendit en Amérique.

Finally, she went to America.

Il reprit le livre, appuya sur quelques touches, puis me le rendit.

He took the book back, pressed a few keys, then handed it to me.

La lettre la rendit triste.

The letter made her sad.

Il se rendit de l'autre côté.

He went to the other side.

Elle ne rendit visite à personne.

She didn’t visit anyone.

Elle s'y rendit pour nager.

She went there to swim.

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

He went there, never to return.

Devanne déposa le peintre devant le casino, et se rendit à la gare.

Devanne dropped the painter off in front of the casino and headed to the train station.

Elle le fixa et cela le rendit très nerveux.

She stared at him and it made him very nervous.

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

He repaid all the money he had borrowed.

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

He was sick, but he went to school.

Mon frère me rendit presque fou.

My brother almost drove me crazy.

Personne ne se rendit compte.

No one noticed.

Elle ne se rendit pas à pied à la gym.

She didn't walk to the gym.

La nouvelle la rendit heureuse.

The news made her happy.

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

He went to his caravan and opened his safe.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

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.

Tom ne se rendit pas au bal.

Tom did not go to the ball.

Il s'y rendit à ma place.

He went there in my place.

Elle se rendit au musée en taxi.

She went to the museum by taxi.

Elle me rendit régulièrement visite.

She visited me regularly.

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

He went to a store to buy some groceries.

Elle se rendit avec lui au cinéma.

She went to the cinema with him.

Tom se rendit compte qu'il était exténué.

Tom realized that he was exhausted.

Elle lui rendit visite une fois par an.

She visited him once a year.

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

She went to the airport to say goodbye to him.

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

He did not make public what he had discovered there.

Tom me rendit mon dictionnaire.

Tom gave me back my dictionary.

Il rendit le dictionnaire.

He returned the dictionary.

La flamme de la bougie me rendit mon sang-froid.

The candle flame helped me regain my composure.

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

She went to the station to say goodbye to him.

Sounds similar to

rendu ʁ ɑ̃ . d y rendez ʁ ɑ̃ . d e bandit b ɑ̃ . d i rendons ʁ ɑ̃ . d ɔ̃ radis ʁ a . d i