pitied
PIT-eed/ˈpɪtid/
- 1Simple past and past participle of pity.
He pitied the stranger struggling with heavy bags in the rain.
The defeated general was pitied even by his former enemies.
Note
The y of pity turns to i before -ed, and one spelling serves as both past tense and participle: she pitied him, they had pitied him, he was pitied. Because the verb takes a direct object, the passive comes easily. In regional speech pity can also work the other way, meaning to move someone to pity, so "the sight pitied me" means it stirred my compassion, not that it felt sorry for me.
pitied is a form of pity
pity, verb: To feel sympathy or sorrow for someone or something in difficulty. Full entry
- Spelling
- pity → pitied: change y to i, add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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