- have mercy/pity
- have mercy/pity: to treat someone with mercy or pity
The prisoner begged the judge to have mercy.
— usually + onThe prisoner begged the judge to have mercy on him.
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
have mercy/pity
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have mercy on — show pity or compassion, be lenient, feel sorry for … English contemporary dictionary
pity — [n1] feeling of mercy toward another benevolence, charity, clemency, comfort, commiseration, compassion, compunction, condolement, condolence, dejection, distress, empathy, favor, forbearance, goodness, grace, humanity, kindliness, kindness,… … New thesaurus
Pity sex — (also called sympathy sex or, colloquially, a mercy fuck) is a popular term used to describe sexual intercourse that is provided based solely on feelings of pity or sympathy that at least one partner feels for the other. One or all of those… … Wikipedia
Pity — Pit y, v. i. To be compassionate; to show pity. [1913 Webster] I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy. Jer. xiii. 14. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
have compassion on — have mercy on, pity … English contemporary dictionary
pity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Feeling of compassion for another Nouns pity, compassion, commiseration, sympathy; lamentation, condolence; empathy, fellow feeling, tenderness, humanity, mercy, clemency; leniency, charity, ruth,… … English dictionary for students
Pity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Pity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 pity pity compassion commiseration Sgm: N 1 bowels bowels of compassion Sgm: N 1 sympathy sympathy fellow feeling tenderness yearning forbearance … English dictionary for students
pity — [[t]pɪ̱ti[/t]] pities, pitying, pitied 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N for n If you feel pity for someone, you feel very sorry for them. → See also self pity He felt a sudden tender pity for her... She knew that she was an object of pity among her friends.… … English dictionary
have — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present has; past and past part. had) v.tr. 1 hold in possession as one s property or at one s disposal; be provided with (has a car; had no time to read; has nothing to wear). 2 hold in a certain relationship (has a sister; … Useful english dictionary
mercy — noun 1 (U) kindness, pity, and a willingness to forgive, which you show towards someone that you have power over: show no mercy: The terrorists showed no mercy to the hostages. | have mercy (on): Oh Lord, have mercy on us sinners. 2 it s a mercy… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
