- take pity on smb.
- take pity on smb. сжалиться над кем-л.
Англо-русский словарь. — М.: Советская энциклопедия. В.К. Мюллер. 1969.
Англо-русский словарь. — М.: Советская энциклопедия. В.К. Мюллер. 1969.
pity — n. 1) to arouse pity 2) to feel; show pity 3) to have, take pity on smb. 4) pity for 5) a pity to + inf. (it s a pity to see what has happened) 6) a pity that + clause (it s a pity that the meeting was canceled) 7) out of pity (he agreed out of… … Combinatory dictionary