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requited

requited

7.3
A feeling that another person feels in the same way
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈkwaɪtɪd/
translation icon : correspondido
  • He was overjoyed to discover that his affection was requited by his longtime friend.

Examples

  • Her love for him was requited.

  • She finally experienced the happiness of requited feelings after years of waiting.

  • In many stories, requited love leads to a happy ending for the characters.

  • He finally found someone whose feelings were requited.

  • He was overjoyed to discover that his affection was requited by his longtime friend.

  • In many stories, requited love leads to a happy ending for the characters.

  • She finally experienced the happiness of requited feelings after years of waiting.

Synonyms

reciprocatory
vsrequited
8.8

Given by each side to the other

refers specifically to a personal feeling returned by the other person
reciprocative
vsrequited
8.1

Done by each person or group to the other in return

applies to a returned personal emotion rather than general mutual actions

Antonyms

unrequited
17 8.3

Feeling love for someone who does not love you back

How Reciprocal

mutual
404 2.8
requited
7.3
one-sided
26 4.0
unrequited
17 8.3

Surface Forms

requited positive

Morphology

requited = requite (transparent) = requite + ed

Regular past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'requite', so the meaning 'returned/reciprocated' follows directly from the base.

Etymology

Requited comes from the parts re- meaning 'back' and quit meaning 'to pay' or 'give back'. So, requited feelings are like 'paid back' feelings and are returned by the other person.