avenge
verb (used with object)
to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for.
has avenged
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present perfectof avenge (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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When his Serbian Davis Cup teammate Dusan Lajovic beat Marton Fucsovics of Hungary in a tight five-setter, a Serbian fan immediately tweeted “Dusan Lajovic has avenged his Serbian brother by eliminating Martin Fucsovics.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2022
"Oh, no!" he replied, negligently; "it is only fair; I was once too careless, too indifferent—the girl has avenged the child—that is all!"
From Daisy Burns (Volume 2) by Julia Kavanagh
I am enraptured and fall on my knees before your dear, noble, handsome cousin; he has avenged me, and I am triumphant and weep for joy.
From The Precipice by Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov
Don Diego, by his son, has avenged his wrong.
From The Cid by Pierre Corneille
If it were so, she has avenged me on herself, and has my pardon.
From Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. by William Davy Watson
