# pities

Pronunciation: say "PIT-eez" /ˈpɪtiz/

## Noun

1. Plural of pity. — plural of pity
   - Simple: Plural of pity. Use this when talking about more than one sad or regrettable thing.
   - _It is one of the great pities of his career that he never coached a championship team._
   - _Among life's quiet pities, she ranked the loss of old friends highest._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of pity. — third-person singular simple present indicative of pity
   - Simple: The form of pity used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The old woman pities every stray that wanders into her yard._
   - _He pities those who never had the chance to learn to read._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/pities (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).