compassionate

com·pas·sion·ate  (km-psh-nt)

adj.

1. Feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic. See Synonyms at humane.

2. Granted to an individual because of an emergency or other unusual circumstances: compassionate military leave.

tr.v. (-nt) com·pas·sion·at·ed, com·pas·sion·at·ing, com·pas·sion·ates

To pity.

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com·passion·ate·ly adv.

com·passion·ate·ness n.

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compassionate [kəmˈpæʃənət]

adj

1. showing or having compassion

compassionate leave leave granted, esp to a serviceman, on the grounds of bereavement, family illness, etc.

compassionately  adv

compassionateness  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	compassionate - share the suffering of condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with grieve, sorrow - feel grief commiserate, sympathise, sympathize - to feel or express sympathy or compassion care - feel concern or interest; "I really care about my work"; "I don't care"
Adj.	1.	compassionate - showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women" humane - marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering merciful - showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god" sympathetic - expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward; "sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic observer"; "a sympathetic gesture" uncompassionate - lacking compassion or feeling for others; "nor silver-shedding tears could penetrate her uncompassionate sire"- Shakespeare

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compassionate

adjective sympathetic, kindly, understanding, tender, pitying, humanitarian, charitable, humane, indulgent, benevolent, lenient, merciful, kind-hearted, tender-hearted My father was a deeply compassionate man.
harsh, callous, heartless, unsympathetic, uncaring, inhumane, pitiless, unfeeling, unmerciful

Translations

compassionate [kəmˈpæʃənɪt]

A. ADJ [person] → compasivo
on compassionate grounds → por compasión

B. CPD compassionate leave N → permiso m por motivos familiares

compassionate [kəmˈpæʃ^ənət] adj

(= sympathetic, understanding) [person] → compatissant(e)

on compassionate grounds → pour raisons personnelles, pour raisons de famille
compassionate leave n → congé pour raisons de famille)m exceptionnel >

compassionate

adj → mitfühlend, voller Mitgefühl or Mitleid; on compassionate grounds → aus familiären Gründen

compassionate [kəmˈpæʃənɪt] adj (person) → compassionevole
on compassionate grounds → per motivi personali

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compassionate [kəmˈpæʃənɪt] adj (person) → compassionevole
on compassionate grounds → per motivi personali