pity
🇺🇸
/ˈpɪti/
🇬🇧
/ˈpɪti/
noun
B2
a feeling of sadness when something is disappointing
It's a pity that we have to cancel the picnic because of the rain.
C1
a feeling of sadness for someone else's pain or problems
I feel pity for the homeless people living on the streets.
verb
R
to feel sorry for someone because of their difficult situation
I pity anyone who has to work in such terrible conditions.
translation
a feeling of sadness when something is disappointing; a feeling of sadness for someone else's pain or problems
to feel sorry for someone because of their difficult situation
Word Forms
3rd Present
pities
Progressive
pitying
Past
pitying
Perfect
pitying
Plural
pities