take revenge

verb

To avenge; to get back at.

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Meanings

verbtake revenge (third-person singular simple present takes revenge, present participle taking revenge, simple past took revenge, past participle taken revenge)

present singular third person takes revenge · participle present taking revenge · past took revenge · participle past taken revenge

  1. To avenge; to get back at.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
avengeget back atget one's own backrequite

Translations

Arabic اِنْتَقَمَ
  • اِنْتَقَمَ (intaqama)to avenge; to get back at
Chinese Mandarin 報仇 /报仇
  • 報仇 /报仇 (bàochóu)to avenge; to get back at
Danish hævne
  • hævneto avenge; to get back at
Dutch wreken
  • wrekento avenge; to get back at
Estonian kätte maksma
  • kätte maksmato avenge; to get back at
Finnish kostaa
  • kostaato avenge; to get back at
French venger
  • vengerto avenge; to get back at
German sich rächen, rächen
  • sich rächento avenge; to get back at
  • rächento avenge; to get back at
Hindi प्रतिशोध लेना, बदला लेना
  • प्रतिशोध लेना (pratiśodh lenā)to avenge; to get back at
  • बदला लेना (badlā lenā)to avenge; to get back at
Icelandic hefna
  • hefnato avenge; to get back at
Italian vendicare
  • vendicareto avenge; to get back at
Japanese 復讐する
  • 復讐する (fukushū suru)to avenge; to get back at
Korean 복수하다
  • 복수하다 (boksuhada)to avenge; to get back at
Norwegian hevne
  • hevneto avenge; to get back at
Portuguese vingar-se
  • vingar-seto avenge; to get back at
Russian мстить, отомсти́ть
  • мстить (mstitʹ)to avenge; to get back at
  • отомсти́ть (otomstítʹ)to avenge; to get back at
Scottish Gaelic dìol
  • dìolto avenge; to get back at
Spanish vindicar, vengar
  • vindicarto avenge; to get back at
  • vengarto avenge; to get back at
  • vengarseto avenge; to get back at
  • reivindicarseto avenge; to get back at
  • reivindicarto avenge; to get back at
  • desquitarseto avenge; to get back at
Swedish ta hämnd för, hämnas på
  • ta hämnd förto avenge; to get back at
  • hämnas påto avenge; to get back at
  • hämnato avenge; to get back at
Tamil பழிவாங்கு, பழிதீர்
  • பழிவாங்கு (paḻivāṅku)to avenge; to get back at
  • பழிதீர் (paḻitīr)to avenge; to get back at
Thai แก้แค้น
  • แก้แค้น (gɛ̂ɛ-kɛ́ɛn)to avenge; to get back at
Vietnamese trả thù
  • trả thùto avenge; to get back at
Yiddish נקמה נעמען, נוקם זײַן זיך
  • נקמה נעמען (nekome nemen)to avenge; to get back at
  • נוקם זײַן זיך (noykem zayn zikh)to avenge; to get back at
Cite this entry
APA

take revenge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20revenge

MLA

“take revenge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20revenge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take revenge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20revenge.

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