take pity
English
Verb
take pity (third-person singular simple present takes pity, present participle taking pity, simple past took pity, past participle taken pity)
- To show compassion (towards).
- Someone please take pity on that homeless man in the rain and give him a place to stay overnight.
Translations
to show compassion towards
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