avenge
To take vengeance; to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to…To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
» Tom wants to avenge his brother's death.
Том хочет отомстить за смерть своего брата.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
to avenge the murder of his brother
rächen, ahnden
мсти́тьmstítʹ, отомсти́тьotomstítʹ
мсти́тиmstýty, помсти́тиpomstýty, відомща́тиvidomščáty
(reflexive)To revenge oneself (on or upon someone).
take revenge for a perceived wrong
(intransitive, obsolete)To take vengeance.
(archaic, transitive)To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.
мсти́тьmstítʹ, отомсти́тьotomstítʹ
Examples
44 sentencesTom wants to avenge his brother's death.
ruТом хочет отомстить за смерть своего брата.
Tom swore to avenge his father's death.
Tom helped me avenge my father's murder.
He avenged the murder of his father.
Він помстився за вбивство батька.
ruОн отомстил за смерть своего отца.
He avenged his father's death.
Він помстився за смерть свого батька.
ruОн отомстил за смерть своего отца.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English avengen, borrowed from Old French avengier, from a- + vengieInherited from Middle English avengen, borrowed from Old French avengier, from a- + vengier.
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Forms
avenges, avenging, avenged, avengedSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle