pity
/ˈpɪti/ verb C2- To feel pity for (someone or something). · You have got to pity the guy - he lost his wife, mother and job in the same month.
- To feel contempt for someone who is hopelessly inferior.
- To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of.
He/she/it pities · Past pitied · Past participle pitied · -ing form pitying
Verb forms
- Base form
- pity
- He/she/it
- pities
- Past
- pitied
- Past participle
- pitied
- -ing form
- pitying
From the library
“Did you say ‘What a pity!’?” the Rabbit asked.
“No, I didn’t,” said Alice: “I don’t think it’s at all a pity.
She pitied him deeply.
“When Baloo hurt my head,” said Mowgli (he was still on his back), “I went away, and the gray apes came down from the trees and had pity on me.
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