rendir

to yield

verb rren-DEER Less Common

Origin: From Latin reddere (to give back, render).

Also means

to perform

Usage Note

Rendir has several key senses: to yield or produce (la inversión rinde beneficios), to perform or do well (rendir en el trabajo), and in the reflexive rendirse, to surrender or give up. The phrase rendir cuentas means to be accountable. It is a stem-changing verb (e→i): rindo, rindes, rinde.

Examples

"El equipo no rindió bien en el partido."

Natural Translation

The team did not perform well in the match.

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