pity
noun
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.
had pitied
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past perfectof pity.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He had pitied her, watching her belly swell, knowing that her rat of a boyfriend had taken off and left her high and dry.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Yet all the gods had pitied Lord Odysseus, all but Poseidon, raging cold and rough against the brave king till he came ashore at last on his own land.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
She had pitied him once; he remembered that as he saw how she shrank from him.
From Olive in Italy by Moray Dalton
And then he had told her about Garvin, and Ann had understood why she had been drawn to Garvin and had pitied him, and yet had felt repelled.
From Nobody's Child by Elizabeth Dejeans
And Bertha von Massenburg had pitied him as a coward!
From Quicksands by Adolph Streckfuss
