requite

verb

/rɪˈkwaɪt/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they requite	/rɪˈkwaɪt/ /rɪˈkwaɪt/
he / she / it requites	/rɪˈkwaɪts/ /rɪˈkwaɪts/
past simple requited	/rɪˈkwaɪtɪd/ /rɪˈkwaɪtɪd/
past participle requited	/rɪˈkwaɪtɪd/ /rɪˈkwaɪtɪd/
-ing form requiting	/rɪˈkwaɪtɪŋ/ /rɪˈkwaɪtɪŋ/

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requite something to give something such as love, a favour, kind treatment, etc. in return for what somebody has given you回报，报以（友爱、善意等）
- requited love得到回报的爱
compare unrequitedTopics Feelingsc2
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from re- ‘back’ + obsolete quite, variant of the verb quit.

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