Meaning

1 senses

  1. To show compassion (towards).

    Someone please take pity on that homeless man in the rain and give him a place to stay overnight.

Examples

18 sentences

  1. Tom took pity on Mary.

    Том пожалів Мері.

    ruТом сжалился над Мэри.

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  2. People took pity on the orphan.

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  3. She took pity on him.

    ruОна сжалилась над ним.

    deSie bekam Mitleid mit ihm.

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  4. I took pity on Tom.

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  5. He took pity on me and helped me out.

    Він зглянувся на мене і допоміг мені вийти.

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Translations

2 languages

Forms

takes pity, taking pity, took pity, taken pity
Base formtake pity · to take pity
3rd person singulartakes pity
Present participletaking pity
Past simpletook pity
Past participletaken pity

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake pity
he, she, ittakes pity

Past simpleLesson

all personstook pity

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken pity
he, she, ithas taken pity

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take pity

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout
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