Past tense of avenge
regular verb
The past tense of avenge is avenged. The past participle is also avenged.
Forms of avenge
| Base form (V1) | avenge /əˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | avenged /əˈvɛndʒd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | avenged /əˈvɛndʒd/ |
| Present participle | avenging |
| Third person singular | avenges |
Avenged in a sentence
- For each ten churches burned to ashes, one heathen hof is avenged.1996, Varg Vikernes, cited after Gardell, Gods of the Blood, published 2003, page 307. From the entry hof
- She remembered Osiris by putting his pieces back together and mating with him one last time, conceiving Horus, who eventually avenged his father's death.2010, Sandra Ingerman, Medicine for the Earth, page 100. From the entry remember
- The first category were throwouts of the Police Reserve and the prisons organization who avenged themselves on these bodies that had rejected them by inventing and spreading accusations of malpractices.1963, Fred Majdalany, State of Emergency: The Full Story of Mau Mau, page 228. From the entry throwout
Meaning of avenge
- verb To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
- verb To revenge oneself (on or upon someone).
- verb To take vengeance.
Questions about the past tense of avenge
- What is the past tense of avenge?
- The past tense of avenge is avenged.
- What is the past participle of avenge?
- The past participle of avenge is avenged.
- Is avenge a regular or irregular verb?
- Avenge is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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