apiedar

Portuguese

Verb

apiedar (first-person singular present indicative apiedo, past participle apiedado)

  1. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de) to pity (to feel pity for)
    Eu ia matar as formiguinhas, mas me apiedei delas.
    I was going to kill the little ants, but I felt pity for them.

Usage notes

This verb usually has an inchoative lexical aspect.

Conjugation

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