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  • 1pity — [[t]pɪ̱ti[/t]] pities, pitying, pitied 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N for n If you feel pity for someone, you feel very sorry for them. → See also self pity He felt a sudden tender pity for her... She knew that she was an object of pity among her friends.… …

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  • 2pity — noun 1 feeling of sadness for sb/sth VERB + PITY ▪ be filled with, be full of, feel, have ▪ show ▪ arouse, evoke, inspire …

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  • 3pity — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) 1 sorrow and compassion aroused by another s condition (felt pity for the child). 2 something to be regretted; grounds for regret (what a pity!; the pity of it is that he didn t mean it). v.tr. ( ies, ied) feel (often… …

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  • 4pity is akin to love — 1601 SHAKESPEARE Twelfth Night III. i. 119 I pity you. That’s a degree to love. 1696 T. SOUTHERNE Oroonoko II. i. Do, pity me: Pity’s a kin to Love. a 1895 F. LOCKER LAMPSON My Confidences (1896) 95 They say that Pity is akin to Love, though only …

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  • 5pity — I. noun (plural pities) Etymology: Middle English pite, from Anglo French pité, from Latin pietat , pietas piety, pity, from pius pious Date: 13th century 1. a. sympathetic sorrow for one suffering, distressed, or unhappy b. capacity to feel pity …

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  • 6pity — /ˈpɪti / (say pitee) noun (plural pities) 1. sympathetic or kindly sorrow excited by the suffering or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy: to weep from pity; to take pity on a person. 2. a cause or… …

  • 7pity — /pit ee/, n., pl. pities, v., pitied, pitying. n. 1. sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy: to feel pity for astarving child. 2. a cause… …

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  • 8pity — pit•y [[t]ˈpɪt i[/t]] n. pl. pit•ies, 1) sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy 2) a cause or reason for pity, sorrow, or regret: What a… …

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  • 9You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) — «You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)» Sencillo de Dead Or Alive del álbum Youthquake Publicación Noviembre de 1984 (Reino Unido) Formato Vinilo (7 ) Grabación 1984 Género(s) …

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  • 10You've Got a Habit of Leaving — «You ve Got a Habit of Leaving» de Davy Jones and The Lower Third Lado A You ve Got a Habit of Leaving Lado B Baby Loves That Way Publicación 20 de agosto de 1965 Formato Sencillo 7 …

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