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1 pity
n. medelijden--------v. medelijden hebben metpity1[ pittie] 〈zelfstandig naamwoord; meervoud: pities〉2 betreurenswaardig/jammerlijk feit♦voorbeelden:what a pity! • wat jammer!————————pity2〈werkwoord; pitied〉♦voorbeelden: -
2 more's the pity
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3 a feeling of pity welled up in him
a feeling of pity welled up in himEnglish-Dutch dictionary > a feeling of pity welled up in him
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4 act out of pity
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5 for God's/Christ's/goodness'/pity's sake get out of there
for God's/Christ's/goodness'/pity's sake get out of therein godsnaam/jezusnaam/vredesnaam/alsjeblieft, kom daaruit vandaanEnglish-Dutch dictionary > for God's/Christ's/goodness'/pity's sake get out of there
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6 have/take pity on someone
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7 it is a great pity
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8 it's rather a pity you couldn't come
English-Dutch dictionary > it's rather a pity you couldn't come
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9 melt with pity
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10 self-pity
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11 sham pity
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12 take pity on the poor
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13 touched with pity
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14 wallow in self-pity
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15 what a pity!
wat jammer,wat zondewhat a pity!wat jammer! -
16 felt pity
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17 for pity's sake
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18 have pity on
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19 it is a pity!
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20 it's a pity
dat is jammer
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Pity — implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress. By the nineteenth century, two different kinds of pity had come to be distinguished, which we might call benevolent pity and contemptuous pity (see Kimball).… … Wikipedia
pity — [pit′ē] n. pl. pities [ME pite < OFr pitet < L pietas: see PIETY] 1. sorrow felt for another s suffering or misfortune; compassion; sympathy 2. the ability to feel such compassion 3. a cause for sorrow or regret vt., vi. pitied, pitying [ … English World dictionary
Pity — Pit y, n.; pl. {Pities}. [OE. pite, OF. pit[ e], piti[ e], F. piti[ e], L. pietas piety, kindness, pity. See {Pious}, and cf. {Piety}.] 1. Piety. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] 2. A feeling for the sufferings or distresses of another or others;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pity — ► NOUN (pl. pities) 1) a feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the sufferings of others. 2) a cause for regret or disappointment. ► VERB (pities, pitied) ▪ feel pity for. ● for pity s sake … English terms dictionary
pity — (n.) early 13c., from O.Fr. pite, pitet (11c., Mod.Fr. pitié), from L. pietatem (nom. pietas) piety, affection, duty, in L.L. gentleness, kindness, pity, from pius (see PIOUS (Cf. pious)). Replaced O.E. mildheortness, lit. mild heartness, itself… … Etymology dictionary
pity — [n1] feeling of mercy toward another benevolence, charity, clemency, comfort, commiseration, compassion, compunction, condolement, condolence, dejection, distress, empathy, favor, forbearance, goodness, grace, humanity, kindliness, kindness,… … New thesaurus
Pity — Pit y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pitied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pitying}.] 1. To feel pity or compassion for; to have sympathy with; to compassionate; to commiserate; to have tender feelings toward (any one), awakened by a knowledge of suffering. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pity — Pit y, v. i. To be compassionate; to show pity. [1913 Webster] I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy. Jer. xiii. 14. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pity — pity·ing; pity; pity·ing·ly; … English syllables
pity — The type Pity we can t get this to work is an acceptable conversational shortening of It is a pity that… … Modern English usage
Pity — (Pitje), holländische Benennung der japanischen u. chinesischen Scheidemünze, deren man sonst auf Java 50 auf den Stüber rechnete … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon