Pity (Verb)
Meaning
Share the suffering of.
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- Her eyes welled up with tears as she pitied the child who had lost her parents in the accident.
- The charity workers pity the refugees who are forced to live in dire conditions.
- I pity anyone who has to put up with his arrogant behavior on a daily basis.
- Many people pitied the family who had lost their home in the natural disaster.
- The nursing staff pitied the elderly patient who was suffering from a debilitating illness.