have mercy

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have mercy

verb has mercy · having mercy · had mercy

imperative, usually To show mercy or compassion; to stop inflicting punishment or a barrage. "I have learnt it!" cried the old man. "Oh, have mercy on me in this hour, if, in my love for her, so young and good, I slandered Nature in the breasts of mothers rendered desperate! Pity my presumption, wickedness, and ignorance, and save her!"
Similar: spare

interjection

Synonym of lawdamercy. Have mercy! Did you see her walkin by? I'll be thinkin about that sight all night!
Similar: lawdamercy

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verb show mercy or compassion

Español	mostrar misericordia, apiadarse, ser misericorde
हिन्दी	दया करना dayā karnā
Deutsch	sich erbarmen
Русский	пощадить poščaditʹ
العربية	رَحِمَ raḥima

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@misc{have_mercy_2026,
  title = {have mercy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/have%20mercy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}