have+pity+for

  • 1have pity — phrasal or take pity 1. : to be merciful : show mercy have pity on us: for we have sinned Bar 3: 2 (Douay Version) 2. : to become less severe : relent begged hi …

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  • 2have pity on — feel compassion for, feel sympathy for, feel sorry for …

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  • 3pity — n. 1) to arouse pity 2) to feel; show pity 3) to have, take pity on smb. 4) pity for 5) a pity to + inf. (it s a pity to see what has happened) 6) a pity that + clause (it s a pity that the meeting was canceled) 7) out of pity (he agreed out of… …

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  • 4pity — [pit′ē] n. pl. pities [ME pite < OFr pitet < L pietas: see PIETY] 1. sorrow felt for another s suffering or misfortune; compassion; sympathy 2. the ability to feel such compassion 3. a cause for sorrow or regret vt., vi. pitied, pitying [ …

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  • 5have — [hav; ] also, as before [ “] to [ haf] vt. had [had; ] unstressed [, həd, əd] having [ME haven (earlier habben) < OE habban, akin to OHG haben, ON hafa, Goth haban < IE base * kap , to grasp > Gr kaptein, to gulp down, L capere, to take …

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  • 6pity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Feeling of compassion for another Nouns pity, compassion, commiseration, sympathy; lamentation, condolence; empathy, fellow feeling, tenderness, humanity, mercy, clemency; leniency, charity, ruth,… …

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  • 7Pity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Pity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 pity pity compassion commiseration Sgm: N 1 bowels bowels of compassion Sgm: N 1 sympathy sympathy fellow feeling tenderness yearning forbearance …

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  • 8pity — [[t]pɪ̱ti[/t]] pities, pitying, pitied 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N for n If you feel pity for someone, you feel very sorry for them. → See also self pity He felt a sudden tender pity for her... She knew that she was an object of pity among her friends.… …

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  • 9pity — pit|y1 S3 [ˈpıti] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: pité, from Latin pietas piety, pity , from pius; PIOUS] 1.) a pity spoken used to show that you are disappointed about something and you wish things could happen differently = ↑shame (it …

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  • 10pity — noun 1 feeling of sadness for sb/sth VERB + PITY ▪ be filled with, be full of, feel, have ▪ show ▪ arouse, evoke, inspire …

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