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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.
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. --Ps. ciii. 13.
2. To move to pity; -- used impersonally. [Obs.]
It pitieth them to see her in the dust. --Bk. of Com. Prayer.
pity
n 1: a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of
others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" [syn:
commiseration, ruth, pathos]
2: an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it"
[syn: shame]
3: the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others
and wanting to do something about it [syn: compassion]
v : share the suffering of [syn: feel for, compassionate, condole
with, sympathize with]
[also: pitied]