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noun | verb revengerevenge1 /rɪˈvɛndʒ/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] ► sought revenge The brothers sought revenge for their parents’ murder. ► in revenge The bombing was carried out in revenge for Sunday’s massacre. ► get/take (your) revenge (on somebody) He vowed that he would get his revenge. 1something you do in order to punish someone who has harmed or offended you: revenge for The brothers sought revenge for their parents’ murder. The bombing was carried out in revenge for Sunday’s massacre.get/take (your) revenge (on somebody) He vowed that he would get his revenge.2the defeat of someone who has previously defeated you, especially in a sport: The Yankees will be looking for revenge for last year’s embarrassment.—revengeful adjective noun | verb revengerevenge2 verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYrevenge2Origin: 1300-1400 Old French revengier, from avengier; ➔ AVENGE VERB TABLErevenge |
Present | I, you, we, they | revenge | | he, she, it | revenges | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | revenged | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have revenged | | he, she, it | has revenged | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had revenged | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will revenge | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have revenged |
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Present | I | am revenging | | he, she, it | is revenging | | you, we, they | are revenging | Past | I, he, she, it | was revenging | | you, we, they | were revenging | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been revenging | | he, she, it | has been revenging | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been revenging | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be revenging | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been revenging |
1revenge yourself on somebody (also be revenged (on somebody)) to punish someone who has harmed you or someone you care about2be revenged if an event is revenged someone takes revenge because of it |