take pity

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take pity

verb takes pity · taking pity · took pity · 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.

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verb to show compassion towards

Español	apiadarse, compadecerse, conmiserarse, condolerse, condolecerse, adolecerse

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@misc{take_pity_2026,
  title = {take pity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20pity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}