Both Uses of
unrequited
in
Henry VIII
- At his return No doubt he will requite it.†
Scene 2.1 *requite = repay or returneditor's notes: Today, unrequited is used much more commonly than forms of requite. You'll probably learn unrequited first. The prefix "un-" means not, so when it's not there, the meaning of unrequited is reversed. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- My sovereign, I confess your royal graces, Shower'd on me daily, have been more than could My studied purposes requite, which went Beyond all man's endeavours.†
Scene 3.2
Definition:
not returned (typically of feelings -- as in unrequited love)