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took revenge

took revenge is the simple past of take revenge.

Meaning of take revenge

Verb

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

  1. To avenge; to get back at.

Questions about took revenge

What is took revenge the simple past of?
Took revenge is the simple past of take revenge.

Words near took revenge in the dictionary

  1. took post
  2. took potluck
  3. took pride
  4. took refuge
  5. took responsibility
  6. took revenge
  7. took roll
  8. took root
  9. took serious
  10. took seriously
  11. took shape

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