Sekirov Dictionary

revenge

/ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/

noun 2
verb 3
forms 4

noun2

•
the act of hurting someone in return for something bad that they did to you
- Indifference is the sweetest revenge.
- When I left my wife, she tried to set fire to the house in revenge.
•
A win by a previous loser.
- “I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”. — 1908

verb3

•
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.
•
[with oneself] To take one's revenge (on or upon someone).
- Come, Antony, and young Octavius, come, Revenge yourselves alone on Cassius. — 1599
•
(no longer used) To take vengeance; to revenge itself.
- a bird that will revenge upon you all — 1591

forms

revenged · revenging · revenges · revengeth

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