pity
To feel pity forTo feel pity for (someone or something).
» It's a pity when somebody dies.
Es ist schade, wenn jemand stirbt. — MUIRIEL
Жаль, когда кто-то умирает. — ihar
Шкода, коли хтось помирає. — deniko
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3 senses(transitive)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.
bemitleiden
жале́тьžalétʹ, пожале́тьpožalétʹ
жалі́тиžalíty, пожалі́тиpožalíty, жа́луватиžáluvaty
(transitive)To feel contempt for someone who is hopelessly inferior.
(regional, transitive)To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of.
- share the suffering of
Examples
396 sentencesIt's a pity when somebody dies.
Шкода, коли хтось помирає. — deniko
ruЖаль, когда кто-то умирает. — ihar
deEs ist schade, wenn jemand stirbt. — MUIRIEL
It's a pity you can't come.
Шкода, що ти не можеш прийти. — aandrusiak
ruЖаль, что ты не можешь прийти. — saiko
deEs ist schade, dass du nicht kommen kannst. — kolonjano
It's a pity that you can't come.
Шкода, що ти не можеш прийти. — aandrusiak
ruЖаль, что вы не можете прийти. — nami
deEs ist schade, dass du nicht kommen kannst. — kolonjano
It's a pity that Tom can't come.
Шкода, що Том не може прийти. — deniko
ruЖаль, что Том не может прийти. — marafon
It's a pity that Tom is leaving.
Шкода, що Том вже йде. — deniko
ruЖаль, что Том уезжает. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English pitye, pitie, pittye, pitee, pite, from Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc.From Middle English pitye, pitie, pittye, pitee, pite, from Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc., from Old French pitet, pitié, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and piety.
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Forms
pities, pitying, pitied, pitiedSynonyms
13 synonyms- share the suffering of:feel forcompassionatecondole withsympathize with
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- a pity that
- be a pity
- a pity if
See also
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