Meanings
verbtake pity (third-person singular simple present takes pity, present participle taking pity, simple past took pity, past participle taken pity)
present singular third person takes pity · participle present taking pity · past took pity · participle past taken pity
- To show compassion (towards).
Someone please take pity on that homeless man in the rain and give him a place to stay overnight.
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Ancient Greek ἐλεέω
- ἐλεέω (eleéō)to show compassion towards
Hungarian megszán, megkönyörül
- megszánto show compassion towards
- megkönyörülto show compassion towards
Norwegian Bokmål forbarme
- forbarmeto show compassion towards
Polish litować się, zlitować się
- litować sięto show compassion towards
- zlitować sięto show compassion towards
Spanish apiadarse, compadecerse
- apiadarseto show compassion towards
- compadecerseto show compassion towards
- conmiserarseto show compassion towards
- condolerseto show compassion towards
- condolecerseto show compassion towards
- adolecerseto show compassion towards
Swedish förbarma, misskunda
- förbarmato show compassion towards
- misskundato show compassion towards
Cite this entry
APA
take pity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20pity
MLA
“take pity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20pity. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take pity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20pity.
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