avenge
US: /əˈvɛndʒ/
UK: /ɐvˈɛndʒ/
UK: /ɐvˈɛndʒ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
avenge /ə'vendʤ/
- ngoại động từ
- trả thù, báo thù
- to avenge oneself: trả thù, rửa nhục
- to be avenged: trả được thù, rửa được nhục
- to avenge somebody: báo thù cho ai
- trả thù, báo thù
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
[VN] ~ sth
~ yourself on sb (formal) to punish or hurt sb in return for sth bad or wrong that they have done to you, your family or friends: He promised to avenge his father's murder. + She was determined to avenge herself on the man who had betrayed her.
avenger noun
GRAMMAR POINT
avenge / revenge
People avenge something or avenge themselves on somebody: She vowed to avenge her brother's death. + He later avenged himself on his wife's killers.
People revenge themselves on somebody or are revenged on them: He was later revenged on his wife's killers. You cannot revenge something:
Concise English dictionary
avenges|avenged|avengingə'vendʒ
verb
+take revenge for a perceived wrong
