Polyglot Dictionary

bemitleiden

/bəˈmɪtˌlaɪ̯dn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
bemitleidet
past
bemitleidete
perfect
hat bemitleidet

Meaning

  1. to pity

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

erbarmen

bemitleiden and sich erbarmen are close synonyms for "to pity, to take pity"; erbarmen is slightly more religious or formal, like mercy.

Similar in other languages

French

plaindre

plaindre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to pity."

Practice

1 What does bemitleiden mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches bemitleiden?

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