Phrase guide

take revenge

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To avenge; to get back at.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِنْتَقَمَ (intaqama) — to avenge; to get back at
  • Chinese Mandarin: 報仇 /报仇 (bàochóu) — to avenge; to get back at
  • Cornish: diala — to avenge; to get back at
  • Danish: hævne — to avenge; to get back at
  • Dutch: wreken — to avenge; to get back at
  • Estonian: kätte maksma — to avenge; to get back at
  • Finnish: kostaa — to avenge; to get back at
  • French: venger — to avenge; to get back at
  • German: sich rächen — to avenge; to get back at
  • German: rächen — to avenge; to get back at
  • Hindi: प्रतिशोध लेना (pratiśodh lenā) — to avenge; to get back at
  • Hindi: बदला लेना (badlā lenā) — to avenge; to get back at
  • Icelandic: hefna — to avenge; to get back at
  • Italian: vendicare — to avenge; to get back at
  • Japanese: 復讐する (fukushū suru) — to avenge; to get back at
  • Korean: 복수하다 (boksuhada) — to avenge; to get back at
  • Norwegian: hevne — to avenge; to get back at
  • Portuguese: vingar-se — to avenge; to get back at
  • Russian: мстить (mstitʹ) — to avenge; to get back at
  • Russian: отомсти́ть (otomstítʹ) — to avenge; to get back at
  • Scottish Gaelic: dìol — to avenge; to get back at
  • Spanish: vindicar — to avenge; to get back at
  • Spanish: vengar — to avenge; to get back at
  • Spanish: vengarse — to avenge; to get back at
  • Spanish: reivindicarse — to avenge; to get back at
  • Spanish: reivindicar — to avenge; to get back at
  • Spanish: desquitarse — to avenge; to get back at
  • Swedish: ta hämnd för — to avenge; to get back at
  • Swedish: hämnas på — to avenge; to get back at
  • Swedish: hämna — to avenge; to get back at
  • Tamil: பழிவாங்கு (paḻivāṅku) — to avenge; to get back at
  • Tamil: பழிதீர் (paḻitīr) — to avenge; to get back at
  • Thai: แก้แค้น (gɛ̂ɛ-kɛ́ɛn) — to avenge; to get back at
  • Vietnamese: trả thù — to avenge; to get back at
  • Yiddish: נקמה נעמען (nekome nemen) — to avenge; to get back at
  • Yiddish: נוקם זײַן זיך (noykem zayn zikh) — to avenge; to get back at