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Apr 16, 2017 · English UK Southern Standard English. Apr 16, 2017. #3. Version (2) "I pity you" is the most idiomatic of the three, but as sdg implies (post #2), it can come across as condescending. Your original 'context' is probably the best way of putting it, I think: "I feel sorry for you".
How to use pity in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pity. sympathetic sorrow for one suffering, distressed, or unhappy; capacity to feel pity; something to be regretted…
PITY definition: 1. a feeling of sadness or sympathy for someone else's unhappiness or difficult situation: 2. If…. Learn more.
6 meanings: 1. sympathy or sorrow felt for the sufferings of another 2. → See have pity on 3. something that causes regret or.... Click for more definitions.
[singular] used to show that you are disappointed about something synonym shame. a pity (that…) It's a pity that you can't stay longer. ‘I've lost it!’ ‘Oh, what a pity.’ What a pity that she didn't tell me earlier. This dress is really nice. Pity it's so expensive. Oh, that's a pity. It would be a great pity if you gave up now.
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If you feel pity, you feel sympathy for someone else's suffering. A documentary on prisoners who have been wrongfully convicted might make you feel pity for them.
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