care vs pity

care and pity both are nouns.

care and pity both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
care	Yes	No	Yes	No
pity	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pity is a hypernym of care; that is, pity is a word with a broader meaning than care:

care: feel concern or interest
pity: share the suffering of

Other hypernyms of care include compassionate, condole with, feel for, sympathize with.

care (noun)	pity (noun)
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order	the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something	an unfortunate development
attention and management implying responsibility for safety	a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
a cause for feeling concern
an anxious feeling

care (verb)	pity (verb)
to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something	share the suffering of
feel concern or interest
be concerned with
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
provide care for

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