Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feel sorry for

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables
feel -sor-ry -for
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pity; to show pity for.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

feels sorry for (present, singular) feeling sorry for (participle, present) felt sorry for (participle, past) felt sorry for (past)

Synonyms

commiserate take pity on compassion compassionate condole feel someone's pain feel sorry for mercify pity rue take pity

Questions

What does feel sorry for mean?
To pity; to show pity for.

How to pronounce feel sorry for

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