rent · leak · landlord
rent = pay to use a home or object temporarily; leak = a hole or fault that lets liquid or gas escape; landlord = someone who owns property and lets it to tenants
We rent a small flat near the station.
Renting and home repairs · A2. rent = pay to use a home or object temporarily; leak = a hole or fault that lets liquid or gas escape; landlord = someone who owns property and lets it to tenants
Learn the meanings in context, then recognise and recall each expression. A2 is an editorial guide.

We rent a small flat near the station.
We rent a small flat near the station.
These match this sense. Word families can change meaning; near meanings are not always interchangeable.
In this lesson: “rent” = pay to use a home or object temporarily. Notice the combinations “rent a flat” and “rent a car”.
rent = pay to use a home or object temporarily; leak = a hole or fault that lets liquid or gas escape; landlord = someone who owns property and lets it to tenants
We rent a small flat near the station.
repair = make something damaged work properly again; heating = a system that makes a building warm
Can you repair this chair?
broken = damaged and not working properly; tenant = someone who pays rent to live in a property
The lift is broken, so we use the stairs.
We pay the owner each month to live in her flat. We ___ the flat.
broken = damaged and not working properly; tenant = someone who pays rent to live in a property
The lift is broken, so we use the stairs.rent = pay to use a home or object temporarily; leak = a hole or fault that lets liquid or gas escape; landlord = someone who owns property and lets it to tenants
We rent a small flat near the station.repair = make something damaged work properly again; heating = a system that makes a building warm
Can you repair this chair?Review the meaning and the explanation, then try another question about the same word use.
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pay to use a home or object temporarily

make something damaged work properly again

damaged and not working properly

a hole or fault that lets liquid or gas escape

a system that makes a building warm

someone who pays rent to live in a property

someone who owns property and lets it to tenants
Opening an answer records help for that question.
We pay the owner each month to live in her flat. We ___ the flat.
Here “rent” means pay to use a home or object temporarily. Read the clue: “We pay the owner each month to live in her flat. We ___ the flat.”.
Here “rent” means pay to use a home or object temporarily. Read the clue: “Write the word or phrase from this lesson that means: pay to use a home or object temporarily. It starts with r.”.
The bike has a broken wheel. A mechanic will fix the damage and make it work again: she will ___ it.
Here “repair” means make something damaged work properly again. Read the clue: “The bike has a broken wheel. A mechanic will fix the damage and make it work again: she will ___ it.”.
Here “repair” means make something damaged work properly again. Read the clue: “Write the word or phrase from this lesson that means: make something damaged work properly again. It starts with r.”.
The glass screen is cracked and the phone no longer works. It is ___.
Here “broken” means damaged and not working properly. Read the clue: “The glass screen is cracked and the phone no longer works. It is ___.”.
Here “broken” means damaged and not working properly. Read the clue: “Write the word or phrase from this lesson that means: damaged and not working properly. It starts with b.”.
Water escapes through a damaged part of the pipe. There is a ___ in the pipe.
Here “leak” means a hole or fault that lets liquid or gas escape. Read the clue: “Water escapes through a damaged part of the pipe. There is a ___ in the pipe.”.
Here “leak” means a hole or fault that lets liquid or gas escape. Read the clue: “Write the word or phrase from this lesson that means: a hole or fault that lets liquid or gas escape. It starts with l.”.
Which word names the system that warms the rooms of a building?
Here “heating” means a system that makes a building warm. Read the clue: “Which word names the system that warms the rooms of a building?”.
Here “heating” means a system that makes a building warm. Read the clue: “Write the word or phrase from this lesson that means: a system that makes a building warm. It starts with h.”.
I live in a flat owned by someone else and pay them rent. In this arrangement, I am the ___.
Here “tenant” means someone who pays rent to live in a property. Read the clue: “I live in a flat owned by someone else and pay them rent. In this arrangement, I am the ___.”.
Here “tenant” means someone who pays rent to live in a property. Read the clue: “Write the word or phrase from this lesson that means: someone who pays rent to live in a property. It starts with t.”.
Maya owns the flat and receives rent from the person living there. Maya is the ___.
Here “landlord” means someone who owns property and lets it to tenants. Read the clue: “Maya owns the flat and receives rent from the person living there. Maya is the ___.”.
Here “landlord” means someone who owns property and lets it to tenants. Read the clue: “Write the word or phrase from this lesson that means: someone who owns property and lets it to tenants. It starts with l.”.