Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To take revenge for (a particular harmful action) or on behalf of (its victim); to avenge.

    Arsenal revenged their loss to Manchester United last time with a 5–0 drubbing this time.

    rächen

    мститьmstitʹ, отомсти́тьotomstítʹ, мститьmstitʹ

    мсти́тиmstýty, помсти́тиpomstýty, відомща́тиvidomščáty

    take revenge for a perceived wrong

  2. (reflexive, transitive)To take one's revenge (on or upon someone).

    мсти́тиmstýty, помсти́тиpomstýty, відомща́тиvidomščáty

  3. (archaic, intransitive)To take vengeance; to revenge itself.

Examples

273 sentences
  1. We all wanted revenge.

    Ми всі хотіли помсти.

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  2. Tom wanted revenge.

    Том хотів помститися.

    ruТом жаждал мести.

    deTom wollte Rache.

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  3. I want revenge.

    Я хочу помсти.

    ruЯ хочу мести.

    deIch will Rache!

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  4. Tom wants revenge.

    Том хоче помсти.

    ruТом хочет отомстить.

    deTom will Rache.

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  5. We want revenge.

    Ми хочемо помсти.

    ruМы хотим мести.

    deWir wollen Rache.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to take revenge for an action:
to take one's revenge on someone:
Русский
By meaning 1
to take revenge for an action:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to take revenge for an action:

Origin

From Middle English revengen, from Old French revengier, revenger.

From Middle English revengen, from Old French revengier, revenger.

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Forms

revenges, revenging, revenged, revenged
Base formrevenge · to revenge
3rd person singularrevenges
Present participlerevenging
Past simplerevenged
Past participlerevenged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrevenge
he, she, itrevenges

Past simpleLesson

all personsrevenged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave revenged
he, she, ithas revenged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill revenge

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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