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commiserate

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com·mis·er·ate  (k-mz-rt)
v. com·mis·er·at·ed, com·mis·er·at·ing, com·mis·er·ates
v.tr.
To feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with.
v.intr.
To feel or express sympathy: commiserated over their failure.

[Latin commiserr, commisert- : com-, com- + miserr, to pity (from miser, wretched).]

com·miser·ative adj.
com·miser·ative·ly adv.
com·miser·ator n.

commiserate [kəˈmɪzəˌreɪt]
vb
(when intr, usually foll by with) to feel or express sympathy or compassion (for)
[from Latin commiserārī, from com- together + miserārī to bewail, pity, from miser wretched]
commiserable  adj
commiseration  n
commiserative  adj
commiseratively  adv
commiserator  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.commiserate - to feel or express sympathy or compassion
condole - express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death; "You must condole the widow"

commiserate
verb (often with with) sympathize, pity, feel for, console, condole When I lost, he commiserated with me.
Translations
commiserate [kəˈmɪzəreɪt] VI friends called to commiserate when they found out I hadn't got the jobcuando me rechazaron para el trabajo mis amigos me llamaron para decirme lo mucho que lo sentían
"I know how you feel," he commiserated-sé cómo te sientes -le dijo a modo de consuelo

commiserate [kəˈmɪzəreɪt] vi
to commiserate with sb → témoigner sa sympathie à qn

commiserate
vimitfühlen (with mit); we commiserate with you on the loss of your husbandwir nehmen Anteil am Tode Ihres Gatten

commiserate [kəˈmɪzəreɪt] vi to commiserate withesprimere il proprio rincrescimento a
commiserate [kəˈmɪzəreɪt] vi to commiserate withesprimere il proprio rincrescimento a

commiserate
v commiserate [kəˈmizəreit]
to express sympathy (with). bejammer يُشْفِقُ عَلى съчувствам (po)litovat; kondolovat have medfølelse med bemitleiden συλλυπούμαι compadecerse de, condolerse de kaastunnet avaldama همدردی کردن osoittaa myötätuntoa témoigner de la sympathie à לְהִשתָתֵף בְּצָעַר किसी पर दया करना sažaljevati együttérez (vkivel) menyatakan simpati samhryggjast commiserare 同情する 동정을 표하다 užjausti just līdzi; izteikt līdzjūtību bersimpati medelijden hebben uttrykke medfølelse med, kondolere współczuć condoer-se a compătimi сочувствовать poľutovať sočustvovati saosećati hysa medlidande med, ömka ทำให้รู้สึกเศร้าเสียใจ acısına ortak olmak 同情,憐憫 співчувати thương hại
n comˌmiseˈration
beklaging شَفَقَه، مُؤاساه съчуствие politování; soustrast medfølelse das Mitleid οίκτος, συμπόνια, έκφραση συλλυπητηρίων conmiseración kaastunne همدردی myötätunto commisération הִשתָתפוּת בְּצָעַר सहानुभूति, संवेदना, अनुवेदना sažaljevanje, samilost szánakozás pernyataan simpati meðaumkun; samúð commiserazione 同情 동정 užuojauta līdzjūtība; līdzjūtības izteikšana simpati medelijden medfølelse, medlidenhet współczucie compaixão compasiune сочувствие súcit usmiljenje saosećanje medömkan การรู้สึกเศร้าเสียใจ acısını paylaşma 同情,憐憫 співчуття sự thương cảm


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They commiserate also my accidents and chances:--but MY word saith: "Suffer the chance to come unto me: innocent is it as a little child
Listen to my tale; when you have heard that, abandon or commiserate me, as you shall judge that I deserve.
What good mother is there that would not commiserate a penniless spinster, who might have been my lady, and have shared four thousand a year?
 
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