feel sorry for
feel sorry for verb: to pity; to show pity for.
Verb
feel sorry for (third-person singular simple present feels sorry for, present participle feeling sorry for, simple past and past participle felt sorry for)
- To pity; to show pity for.
- I am down, down, down / I feel so sorry for myself / I get down, down, down / And I need somebody's help2011, Rachel Platten, “Overwhelmed”, in Be Here
- Synonyms:
- commiserate, take pity on, compassion, compassionate, condole, feel someone's pain, mercify, pity, rue, take pity
Synonyms of feel sorry for
- commiserate
- take pity on
- feel someone's pain
- pity
- take pity
- compassion
- compassionate
- condole
- mercify
- rue
Forms of feel sorry for
| third-person singular present | feels sorry for |
|---|---|
| present participle | feeling sorry for |
| past participle | felt sorry for |
| past | felt sorry for |
Questions about feel sorry for
- What does feel sorry for mean?
- Feel sorry for means to pity; to show pity for.
- What part of speech is feel sorry for?
- Feel sorry for is a verb.
- What is the past tense of feel sorry for?
- The past tense of feel sorry for is felt sorry for.
Words near feel sorry for in the dictionary
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