- have or take pity
- idi have or take pity, to have compassion or show mercy
From formal English to slang. 2014.
have or take pity
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take pity on — FEEL SORRY FOR, relent, be compassionate towards, be sympathetic towards, have mercy on, help (out), put someone out of their misery. → pity * * * take pity on : to feel pity for (a person or animal) and do something to help I took pity on the… … Useful english dictionary
take pity on — a better person would take pity on them Syn: feel sorry for, relent, be compassionate toward, be sympathetic toward, have mercy on, help (out), put someone out of their misery … Thesaurus of popular words
take pity — phrasal see have pity * * * take (or have) pity show compassion they took pity on him and gave him food … Useful english dictionary
pity — 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,… … English dictionary for students
pity — /pit ee/, n., pl. pities, v., pitied, pitying. n. 1. sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy: to feel pity for astarving child. 2. a cause… … Universalium
pity — pit•y [[t]ˈpɪt i[/t]] n. pl. pit•ies, 1) sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy 2) a cause or reason for pity, sorrow, or regret: What a… … From formal English to slang
pity — [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 [ … English World dictionary
take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare … English World dictionary
pity — [n1] feeling of mercy toward another benevolence, charity, clemency, comfort, commiseration, compassion, compunction, condolement, condolence, dejection, distress, empathy, favor, forbearance, goodness, grace, humanity, kindliness, kindness,… … New thesaurus
take — 1 /teIk/ verb past tense took past participle taken MOVE STH 1 (T) to move someone or something from one place to another: Don t forget to take your bag when you go. | Paul doesn t know the way can you take him? | take sb/sth to: We take the kids … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
