Revenged Meaning in English

word · lemma: revenge

US

ɹiˈvɛndʒ

ri-VENJ

UK

ɹɪvˈɛndʒd

ri-VENJD

Definition

'Revenged' is the past tense of 'revenge,' meaning to hurt someone or do something harmful in return for a wrong or injury they did to you.

Usage & Nuances

'Revenged' is formal and rarely used as a verb—more common is 'took revenge' or 'got revenge'. Use 'revenged oneself' for proper grammar. 'Avenge' is different: you 'avenge' someone else, you 'revenge' yourself.

• Spanish: vengó
• Portuguese (BR): vingou
• Portuguese (PT): vingou
• Chinese (Simplified): 报仇了
• Chinese (Traditional): 報仇了
• Hindi: बदला लिया
• Arabic: انتقم
• Bengali: প্রতিশোধ নিয়েছিল
• Russian: отомстил - отомстила - отомстили
• Japanese: 復讐した
• Vietnamese: trả thù - báo thù
• Korean: 복수했다
• Turkish: intikam aldı
• Urdu: انتقام لیا
• Indonesian: membalas dendam

Example Sentences

He revenged his brother's death.

basic

She revenged herself on her enemy.

basic

The hero finally revenged the village.

basic

After years of waiting, he finally revenged the insult.

natural

They felt justice was done once she revenged what had happened.

natural

Nobody expected that he would have revenged so harshly.

natural