feel sorry for
To pity; to show pity forTo pity; to show pity for.
» I don't feel sorry for Tom.
Ich habe kein Mitleid mit Tom. — Zaghawa
Мне не жаль Тома. — sharptoothed
Мне не жалко Тома. — marafon
Мені не шкода Тома. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo pity; to show pity for.
bemitleiden, leidtun, dauern
Examples
412 sentencesI don't feel sorry for Tom.
Мені не шкода Тома. — deniko
ruМне не жаль Тома. — sharptoothed
deIch habe kein Mitleid mit Tom. — Zaghawa
I feel very sorry for your sister.
Мені дуже шкода твою сестру. — aandrusiak
ruМне очень жаль твою сестру. — marafon
I really do feel sorry for Tom.
Мені й насправді шкода Тома. — deniko
ruМне правда очень жаль Тома. — marafon
How can you feel sorry for someone like that?
Як ти можеш відчувати жалість до когось такого? — deniko
I almost feel sorry for you.
Мені тебе майже шкода. — deniko
ruМне вас почти жаль. — marafon
deDu tust mir fast leid. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
feels sorry for, feeling sorry for, felt sorry for, felt sorry for| Base form | feel sorry for · to feel sorry for |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | feels sorry for |
| Present participle | feeling sorry for |
| Past simple | felt sorry for |
| Past participle | felt sorry for |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
11 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.