Meaning of "avenge" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AVENGE

From Old French avengier, from vengier, from Latin vindicāre.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF AVENGE

avenge  [əˈvɛndʒ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AVENGE

Avenge is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb avenge in English.

WHAT DOES AVENGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of avenge in the English dictionary

The definition of avenge in the dictionary is to inflict a punishment in retaliation for done to ; take revenge for or on behalf of.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AVENGE

PRESENT

Present

I avenge

you avenge

he/she/it avenges

we avenge

you avenge

they avenge

Present continuous

I am avenging

you are avenging

he/she/it is avenging

we are avenging

you are avenging

they are avenging

Present perfect

I have avenged

you have avenged

he/she/it has avenged

we have avenged

you have avenged

they have avenged

Present perfect continuous

I have been avenging

you have been avenging

he/she/it has been avenging

we have been avenging

you have been avenging

they have been avenging

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I avenged

you avenged

he/she/it avenged

we avenged

you avenged

they avenged

Past continuous

I was avenging

you were avenging

he/she/it was avenging

we were avenging

you were avenging

they were avenging

Past perfect

I had avenged

you had avenged

he/she/it had avenged

we had avenged

you had avenged

they had avenged

Past perfect continuous

I had been avenging

you had been avenging

he/she/it had been avenging

we had been avenging

you had been avenging

they had been avenging

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will avenge

you will avenge

he/she/it will avenge

we will avenge

you will avenge

they will avenge

Future continuous

I will be avenging

you will be avenging

he/she/it will be avenging

we will be avenging

you will be avenging

they will be avenging

Future perfect

I will have avenged

you will have avenged

he/she/it will have avenged

we will have avenged

you will have avenged

they will have avenged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been avenging

you will have been avenging

he/she/it will have been avenging

we will have been avenging

you will have been avenging

they will have been avenging

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would avenge

you would avenge

he/she/it would avenge

we would avenge

you would avenge

they would avenge

Conditional continuous

I would be avenging

you would be avenging

he/she/it would be avenging

we would be avenging

you would be avenging

they would be avenging

Conditional perfect

I would have avenge

you would have avenge

he/she/it would have avenge

we would have avenge

you would have avenge

they would have avenge

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been avenging

you would have been avenging

he/she/it would have been avenging

we would have been avenging

you would have been avenging

they would have been avenging

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you avenge
we let´s avenge
you avenge

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to avenge

Past participle

avenged

Present Participle

avenging

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «AVENGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «avenge» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of avenge

repay · requite · revenge

TRANSLATION OF AVENGE

Find out the translation of avenge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of avenge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «avenge» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 为…报仇
• Translator English - Spanish: vengar
• English: avenge
• Translator English - Hindi: बदला लेने
• Translator English - Arabic: انتقام
• Translator English - Russian: отомстить
• Translator English - Portuguese: vingar
• Translator English - Bengali: উসুল করা
• Translator English - French: venger
• Translator English - Malay: Membalas dendam
• Translator English - German: rächen
• Translator English - Japanese: 復しゅうする
• Translator English - Korean: 복수하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Mbales
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trả thù
• Translator English - Tamil: பழிவாங்க
• Translator English - Marathi: बदला
• Translator English - Turkish: öcünü almak
• Translator English - Italian: vendicare
• Translator English - Polish: pomścić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: помститися
• Translator English - Romanian: răzbuna
• Translator English - Greek: εκδικηθεί
• Translator English - Afrikaans: wraak te neem
• Translator English - Swedish: hämna
• Translator English - Norwegian: hevne

3 QUOTES WITH «AVENGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word avenge.

1

Bruce Feirstein

Bond is a classic archetype character, a character that's embedded in our heads forever, one of a lone warrior setting out to avenge a nation - and you find that character across cultures.

2

Ben Kingsley

I think Romeo and Juliet is uplifting. That's how much a son wishes to avenge his father. That is how much two young people can love each other.

3

Mary Matalin

Follow me if I advance, kill me if I retreat, avenge me if I die.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AVENGE»

Discover the use of avenge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to avenge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Protect & avenge: the 49th Fighter Group in World War II

With the 50th Anniversary of Victory in World War II comes Protect & Avenge: The 49th Fighter Group in World War II. The text is highlighted by more than 600 black and white photos, six compaign maps, and twenty-four color profiles of ...

S. W. Ferguson, William K. Pascalis, 1996

1001 B-29s Avenge Pearl Harbor: Memoirs of a Flight Engineer

"1001 B-29s Avenge Pearl Harbor Memoirs of a Flight Engineer" features the true tales f an aviation officer of the United States Army Air Corps during the final year of World War II. These stories center around an airman's life on the ...

Donald Cotner, 2011

Lightning Strike: The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral ...

This is the story of the fighter mission that changed World War II. It is the true story of the man behind Pearl Harbor---Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto---and the courageous young American fliers who flew the million-to-one suicide mission that ...

Donald A. Davis, 2007

Avenge

Most of the characters in the book were real seventeenth century people, the majority living in Manchester, a town that did not have a Member of Parliament.

Roy Westall, 2014

Avenge Me

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Maisey Yates, 2014

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

I wanted to avenge the deaths of my family. I also had to get some food to survive, and the only way to do that was to be part of the army. It was not easy being a soldier, but we just had to do it. I have been rehabilitated now, so don't be afraid of ...

Ishmael Beah, 2007

The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old ...

2(13). and the lord avenge me of thee: KAL — Infinitive. 20.he shall be surely punished, (lit. avenging he shall be avenged ) : 8. cause fury to come up to take vengeance ; : 12. the bouse of Judali by taking vengeance, KAL — Imperative. : 2 .

George V. Wigram, 1890

Who is Most Likely to Avenge an Injustice, and Why? The Role ...

Drawing on existing theory and research, I hypothesized that because individuals with a strong independent self-definition derive positive self-regard from getting ahead and being the best (e.g.

Agnes Zdaniuk, 2006

Avenge My Kin - Book 1: A Time of Adversity

The drama begins when the siblings, Morag and David Seton, witness the murder of the parents by a renegade named Black Angus MacGougall.

James Macfarlane, 2007

Avenge My Kin - Book 3: A Time of Courage

In the continuing saga, Bruce and Wallace develop into powerful young men, with their lives touching briefly at intervals as each fight the demons within.

James Macfarlane, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AVENGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term avenge is used in the context of the following news items.

Ashes 2015: Can England Avenge Last Summer's Annihilation?

England take on Australia in the first Test of the Ashes series in Cardiff from Wednesday but Alastair Cook and the hosts will have to first forget ... «NDTVSports.com, Jul 15»

Centurions avenge opening-day loss to Crusaders

St Albans Centurions avenged their opening day loss to North Herts Crusaders with a 56-18 trouncing at Toulmin Drive on Saturday. «Herts Advertiser, Jul 15»

Avenge My Heart! Rumor Has it that These Co-Stars Are Currently …

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US women out to avenge 2011 loss in Cup final

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Abby Wambach remembers the date by heart: July 17, 2011. That was the day the United States lost to ... «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»

Burnham avenge last year's final defeat to knock Marlow out of …

His words proved to be the motivation Burnham needed to avenge last season's Julian Cup final defeat against Marlow and romp to a ... «Maidenhead Advertiser, Jul 15»

Nick Kyrgios downs Milos Raonic to avenge 2014 Wimbledon exit

Nick Kyrgios downs Milos Raonic to avenge 2014 Wimbledon exit. by Sport360 staff. Friday 03 July 2015. facebook · twitter · Google+. Nick Kyrgios celebrates ... «Sport360°, Jul 15»

Doocy, Hawkettes avenge losses to Centennial

As the calendar turned to July, the Ankeny softball team may have grown into a postseason contender. The Hawkettes ended a four-game ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»

Erdogan looks for military victory to avenge electoral defeat

Newspapers are overflowing with scenarios that send Turkey into Syria after the expulsion of the Islamic State (IS) from Tell Abyad by the ... «Al-Monitor, Jul 15»

Man held for abducting, killing 8-year-old niece to avenge 'insult'

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Hyland's Breffni Blues can avenge Roscommon agony

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