Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to compassion
Participle: compassioned
Gerund: compassioning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | compassion |
| you | compassion |
| he;she;it | compassions |
| we | compassion |
| you | compassion |
| they | compassion |
Perfect
| I | have compassioned |
| you | have compassioned |
| he;she;it | has compassioned |
| we | have compassioned |
| you | have compassioned |
| they | have compassioned |
Past
| I | compassioned |
| you | compassioned |
| he;she;it | compassioned |
| we | compassioned |
| you | compassioned |
| they | compassioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had compassioned |
| you | had compassioned |
| he;she;it | had compassioned |
| we | had compassioned |
| you | had compassioned |
| they | had compassioned |
Future
| I | will compassion |
| you | will compassion |
| he;she;it | will compassion |
| we | will compassion |
| you | will compassion |
| they | will compassion |
Future Perfect
| I | will have compassioned |
| you | will have compassioned |
| he;she;it | will have compassioned |
| we | will have compassioned |
| you | will have compassioned |
| they | will have compassioned |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | compassion |
| you | compassion |
| he;she;it | compassion |
| we | compassion |
| you | compassion |
| they | compassion |
Perfect
| I | have compassioned |
| you | have compassioned |
| he;she;it | have compassioned |
| we | have compassioned |
| you | have compassioned |
| they | have compassioned |
Imperfect
| I | compassioned |
| you | compassioned |
| he;she;it | compassioned |
| we | compassioned |
| you | compassioned |
| they | compassioned |
Pluperfect
| I | had compassioned |
| you | had compassioned |
| he;she;it | had compassioned |
| we | had compassioned |
| you | had compassioned |
| they | had compassioned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would compassion |
| you | would compassion |
| he;she;it | would compassion |
| we | would compassion |
| you | would compassion |
| they | would compassion |
Perfect
| I | would have compassioned |
| you | would have compassioned |
| he;she;it | would have compassioned |
| we | would have compassioned |
| you | would have compassioned |
| they | would have compassioned |
Imperative
| you | compassion |
| we | Let's compassion |
| you | compassion |
Verbs conjugated like 'compassion'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'compassion'
commission,
companion,
empassion,
impassion,
comparison,
compass,
compassionate,
complexion,
concession,
outpassion,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1340, from O.Fr. compassion, from L.L. compassionem (nom. compassio) "sympathy," from compassus, pp. of compati "to feel pity," from com- "together" + pati "to suffer." Loan-translation of Gk. sympatheia.
2. From Middle English compassioun, compassion, from Old French compassion, from Ecclesiastical Latin compassio (“sympathy”), from Latin compati, past participle compassus (“to suffer together with”), from com- (“together”) + pati (“to suffer”); see passion. By surface analysis, com- + passion.
Sample Sentences
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O heavens, can you hear a good man groan / And not relent, or not compassion him? [c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], line 124:]
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Both wanted in early life the one thing essential to every individual, of whatever nature or degree of intellect, a kind, compassioning adviser; - a true friend;[…]. [1830, “The Last of the Supernaturalists”, in James Fraser, editor, Fraser's Magazine, volume 1, page 226:]
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The widow's tears flowed wildly. / But Oh! a harbinger of life approached — / God, manifest in flesh — compassioned her, / And bade her weep no more. [1836, William A. Brewer, The Widow's Son, in Recreations of a Merchant; Or, The Christian Sketch-book, page 27:]