compatire

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *compatīre, from Latin compatī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kom.paˈti.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: com‧pa‧tì‧re

Verb

compatìre (first-person singular present compatìsco, first-person singular past historic compatìi, past participle compatìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to have pity for; to feel sorry for
    Synonyms: commiserare, compiangere, compassionare
  2. to excuse; to forgive
    Synonyms: giustificare, tollerare, sopportare, scusare, comprendere, perdonare
    bisogna compatire la sua sprovvedutezza
    you have to excuse his naivety
  3. (humorous or derogatory) to consider with a feeling of pity mixed with contempt; to pity
    sei proprio un egoista! ti compatisco! ― you're such an egoist! I pity you!
  4. (archaic, transitive or intransitive) to suffer together, to share in someone's pain

Usage notes

  • Hoepli gives a present participle compaziente but per Treccani this is just an adjective, used exclusively to refer to the Virgin Mary.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of compatìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive compatìre
auxiliary verb avére gerund compatèndo
present participle — past participle compatìto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present compatìsco compatìsci compatìsce compatiàmo compatìte compatìscono
imperfect compatìvo compatìvi compatìva compativàmo compativàte compatìvano
past historic compatìi compatìsti compatì compatìmmo compatìste compatìrono
future compatirò compatirài compatirà compatirémo compatiréte compatirànno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present compatirèi compatirésti compatirèbbe, compatirébbe compatirémmo compatiréste compatirèbbero, compatirébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present compatìsca compatìsca compatìsca compatiàmo compatiàte compatìscano
imperfect compatìssi compatìssi compatìsse compatìssimo compatìste compatìssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
compatìsci compatìsca compatiàmo compatìte compatìscano
negative imperative non compatìre non compatìsca non compatiàmo non compatìte non compatìscano

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