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Definition of pity verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

pity

verb

NAmE//ˈpɪt̮i//

Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they pity

he / she / it pities

past simple pitied

(not used in the progressive tenses) to feel sorry for someone because of their situation; to feel pity for someone pity somebody He pitied people who were stuck in dead-end jobs. Compulsive gamblers are more to be pitied than condemned. pity somebody doing something I pity her having to work such long hours.

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pity noun
self-pity noun
more's the pity
for Christ's, God's, goodness', heaven's, pity's, etc. sake

Idioms

more's the pity
for Christ's, God's, goodness', heaven's, pity's, etc. sake

Nearby words

pit viper noun
pity noun
pity verb
pitying adjective
pivot noun