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bemitleiden — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • compassionate adj Showing genuine concern and kindness toward someone who is suffering.
  • pity noun A feeling of sorrow or sympathy for someone else's suffering.

Senses

bemitleiden is used for these senses in English:

  • compassionate (transitive, archaic) To feel compassion (for someone or with regard to something); to regard (someone or something) with compassion.
  • feel sorry for To pity; to show pity for.

compassionate — full definition

  1. adj Showing genuine concern and kindness toward someone who is suffering.
  2. adj Granted as an exception because of a family emergency, illness, or bereavement.

pity — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of sorrow or sympathy for someone else's suffering.
  2. noun A regrettable or disappointing fact.
  3. verb To feel sorrow or sympathy for someone.

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