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take pity

take pity verb: to show compassion (towards).

Verb

take pity (third-person singular simple present takes pity, present participle taking pity, simple past took pity, past participle taken pity)

  1. To show compassion (towards).
    • Someone please take pity on that homeless man in the rain and give him a place to stay overnight.

take pity meaning in Tamil

take pity in Tamil

இரங்கு

Forms of take pity

third-person singular presenttakes pity
present participletaking pity
pasttook pity
past participletaken pity

Questions about take pity

What does take pity mean?
Take pity means to show compassion (towards).
What is take pity in Tamil?
Take pity in Tamil is இரங்கு. See Take pity meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is take pity?
Take pity is a verb.
What is the past tense of take pity?
The past tense of take pity is took pity.

Words near take pity in the dictionary

  1. take over
  2. take pains
  3. take part
  4. take part with
  5. take personally
  6. take pity
  7. take place
  8. take pleasure
  9. take point
  10. take point of
  11. take possession

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