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revengeth

revengeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of revenge.

Meaning of revenge

Verb

revenge (third-person singular simple present revenges, present participle revenging, simple past and past participle revenged)

  1. (transitive) 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.
  2. (reflexive, transitive) To take one's revenge (on or upon someone).
    • Come, Antony, and young Octavius, come,
      Revenge yourselves alone on Cassius.1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  3. (archaic, intransitive) To take vengeance; to revenge itself.
    • a bird that will revenge upon you allc. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

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Questions about revengeth

What is revengeth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Revengeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of revenge.

Words near revengeth in the dictionary

  1. revengements
  2. revenger
  3. revengeress
  4. revengers
  5. revenges
  6. revengeth
  7. revenging
  8. revengingly
  9. revengings
  10. revengism
  11. revenooer

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