Meaning of "revenge" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REVENGE

From Old French revenger, from Late Latin revindicāre, from re- + vindicāre to vindicate.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF REVENGE

revenge  [rɪˈvɛndʒ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REVENGE

Revenge is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

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

See the conjugation of the verb revenge in English.

WHAT DOES REVENGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Revenge

Revenge is a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. It is also called payback, retribution, retaliation or vengeance; it may be characterized as a form of justice, an altruistic action which enforces societal or moral justice aside from the legal system. Francis Bacon described it as a kind of "wild justice" that "does... offend the law putteth the law out of office".

Definition of revenge in the English dictionary

The first definition of revenge in the dictionary is the act of retaliating for wrongs or injury received; vengeance. Other definition of revenge is something done as a means of vengeance. Revenge is also the desire to take vengeance or retaliate.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO REVENGE

PRESENT

Present

I revenge

you revenge

he/she/it revenges

we revenge

you revenge

they revenge

Present continuous

I am revenging

you are revenging

he/she/it is revenging

we are revenging

you are revenging

they are revenging

Present perfect

I have revenged

you have revenged

he/she/it has revenged

we have revenged

you have revenged

they have revenged

Present perfect continuous

I have been revenging

you have been revenging

he/she/it has been revenging

we have been revenging

you have been revenging

they have been revenging

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 revenged

you revenged

he/she/it revenged

we revenged

you revenged

they revenged

Past continuous

I was revenging

you were revenging

he/she/it was revenging

we were revenging

you were revenging

they were revenging

Past perfect

I had revenged

you had revenged

he/she/it had revenged

we had revenged

you had revenged

they had revenged

Past perfect continuous

I had been revenging

you had been revenging

he/she/it had been revenging

we had been revenging

you had been revenging

they had been revenging

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

FUTURE

Future

I will revenge

you will revenge

he/she/it will revenge

we will revenge

you will revenge

they will revenge

Future continuous

I will be revenging

you will be revenging

he/she/it will be revenging

we will be revenging

you will be revenging

they will be revenging

Future perfect

I will have revenged

you will have revenged

he/she/it will have revenged

we will have revenged

you will have revenged

they will have revenged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been revenging

you will have been revenging

he/she/it will have been revenging

we will have been revenging

you will have been revenging

they will have been revenging

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would revenge

you would revenge

he/she/it would revenge

we would revenge

you would revenge

they would revenge

Conditional continuous

I would be revenging

you would be revenging

he/she/it would be revenging

we would be revenging

you would be revenging

they would be revenging

Conditional perfect

I would have revenge

you would have revenge

he/she/it would have revenge

we would have revenge

you would have revenge

they would have revenge

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been revenging

you would have been revenging

he/she/it would have been revenging

we would have been revenging

you would have been revenging

they would have been revenging

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you revenge
we let´s revenge
you revenge

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to revenge

Past participle

revenged

Present Participle

revenging

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 «REVENGE»

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

synonyms of revenge

an eye for an eye · avenge · get even · hit back · repay · reprisal · requital · requite · retaliate · retaliation · retribution · satisfaction · vengeance · vindicate · vindictiveness

TRANSLATION OF REVENGE

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 复仇
• Translator English - Spanish: venganza
• English: revenge
• Translator English - Hindi: बदला
• Translator English - Arabic: اِنْتِقَام
• Translator English - Russian: месть
• Translator English - Portuguese: vingança
• Translator English - Bengali: প্রতিশোধ
• Translator English - French: vengeance
• Translator English - Malay: Membalas dendam
• Translator English - German: Rache
• Translator English - Japanese: 復讐
• Translator English - Korean: 복수
• Translator English - Javanese: Mbales
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự trả thù
• Translator English - Tamil: பழிவாங்கும்
• Translator English - Marathi: बदला
• Translator English - Turkish: intikam
• Translator English - Italian: vendetta
• Translator English - Polish: zemsta
• Translator English - Ukrainian: помста
• Translator English - Romanian: răzbunare
• Translator English - Greek: εκδίκηση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: wraak
• Translator English - Swedish: hämnd
• Translator English - Norwegian: hevn

10 QUOTES WITH «REVENGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word revenge.

1

Viswanathan Anand

If revenge motivates you, go for it! But the main thing is to set your game in order.

2

Dan Ariely

While we somehow understand revenge on an intuitive level between individuals, I do suspect that companies, assuming that people are rational, completely miss and underestimate the motivation people have for revenge.

3

Marcus Aurelius

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

4

Ami Ayalon

In moments of pain, we seek revenge.

5

Mitchell Baker

I mean, who wants to live waking up... at least I don't want to live waking up everyday about revenge.

6

Anne Beatts

The great thing is that I'm getting my revenge on everybody who treated me badly in high school. The bad thing is I had to go back to high school to do it.

7

Richard Ben-Veniste

Gerald R. Ford was a decent and honorable man. Under his steady hand, the nation began the process of recovering from the terrible trauma of Watergate - the lies, distortions, cover-ups, misuses of federal agencies to exact political revenge, illegal wiretapping, burglaries.

8

Josh Billings

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

9

Josh Brolin

You have to be okay with wins and losses. You can't just be looking for the wins and, when the losses happen, you can't buy more and more because you're sure it's going to bounce. We call that revenge trading.

10

Pat Brown

Serial killing is not about sex at all, but about power and control and revenge on society.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REVENGE»

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

Revenge

Revenge begins with a trio of young women arriving at the Baroness's estate expecting a relaxing weekend. The Baroness, her chauffeur, and her stablehand soon have them involved in something quite different.

Ellen Von Unwerth, 2003

Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct

This book opens our eyes to a much-neglected topic." —Frans de Waal, Candler Professor of Primate Behavior, Emory University; author, Our Inner Ape "The most important book on forgiveness in the popular literature." —Martin E. P. ...

Michael McCullough, 2008

Revenge: A Novel

A distinct departure from his popular comic novels, this haunting, provocative tale of wrongful imprisonment and violent retribution is Stephen Fry’s first thriller.

Stephen Fry, 2003

Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns

Featuring all new scenes with the villainess we love to hate (hate to love?), Miranda Priestly, Revenge Wears Prada in paperback is another publishing event!

Lauren Weisberger, 2013

The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming ...

In this provocative, startling book, Robert D. Kaplan, the bestselling author of Monsoon and Balkan Ghosts, offers a revelatory new prism through which to view global upheavals and to understand what lies ahead for continents and countries ...

Robert D. Kaplan, 2012

Revenge: On the Dynamics of a Frightening Urge and its Taming

The authors' aim in this book is to focus on revenge as a neglected and insufficiently understood psychological mechanism in a broad spectrum ranging from the many and varied revenge acts of everyday life to the extreme societal ...

Tomas Bohm, Suzanne Kaplan, 2011

Revenge

His father, legendary Chicago cop, Larry Cole, must stop them all, particularly the deviously deadly femme fatale. Beautiful as she is bloody, relentlessly obsessed, bent on vile, violent . . . revenge.

Hugh Holton, 2009

Schooled in Revenge

A book that ties into the hit ABC show Revenge shares the part of Emily Thorne's history when she spent time training with Satoshi Takeda and putting together all of the pieces for her plan before returning to the Hamptons with a vengeance.

Liz Parker, Jesse Lasky, 2013

Revenge of the Girl With the Great Personality

A hilarious new novel from Elizabeth Eulberg about taking the wall out of the wallflower so she can bloom.

Elizabeth Eulberg, 2013

Revenge

The hunt is on again!

Gabrielle Lord, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REVENGE»

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

Google Finally Takes A Stand Against Revenge Porn

"Revenge porn" refers to sensitive content distributed without an individual's permission. It's become a massive problem in recent years: Kevin Bollaert, a San ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»

'Revenge' Boss on Jack's and Amanda's Future, Season 5's …

You previously told THR that the next season would have "set up a new Revenge." What was the plan going forward had the show been picked up for a fifth ... «Hollywood Reporter, May 15»

Former Jets player in 'revenge porn' case denied probation program

ELIZABETH — A former New York Jets football player accused of electronically distributing sexual images of a woman was denied entry into a program that ... «NJ.com, May 15»

NFL linebacker's case highlights rise of revenge porn laws

Without laws against revenge porn, advocates say, victims have few outlets to scrub the photos from the Internet because they were usually taken with the ... «Fox News, May 15»

Coronation Street: Revenge is a dish best served HOT as a massive …

And this time around it looks as though her revenge is about to take an explosive turn. For weeks Tracy and Tony have been planning to usurp the McDonalds ... «Manchester Evening News, May 15»

'Revenge' Season 4 Spoilers: Series Finale Theories; 4 Ways The …

Sunil Nayar, the executive producer of “Revenge,” confirmed to Entertainment Weekly on Wednesday that the beloved ABC drama, which first premiered in 2011 ... «International Business Times, Apr 15»

'Revenge' to end after four seasons -- EXCLUSIVE

Longtime viewers suspected that Revenge was coming to an end this season as Emily Thorne, a.k.a. Amanda Clarke (Emily VanCamp), came about as close as ... «Entertainment Weekly, Apr 15»

'Revenge porn' operator gets 18 years in prison

(CNN) The owner of a now-offline "revenge porn" website based in California was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison, the San Diego office of the state's ... «CNN, Apr 15»

Detroit man gets life without parole in revenge killing of 2-year-old girl

March 24, 2015: Raphael Hearn looks back into the courtroom gallery during his sentencing in the courtroom of Judge Ulysses Boykin at the Frank Murphy Hall ... «Fox News, Mar 15»

'Revenge of the Nerds' actor Robert Carradine cited in crash

'Revenge of the Nerds' actor Robert Carradine has been cited with careless driving after crossing into oncoming traffic and slamming into a tractor-trailer. «Daily Mail, Mar 15»