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sympathize, sympathise [ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz] vb (intr; often foll by with)
1. to feel or express compassion or sympathy (for); commiserate he sympathized with my troubles 2. to share or understand the sentiments or ideas (of); be in sympathy (with) sympathizer , sympathiser n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
sympathize verb 1. feel for, pity, empathize, commiserate, bleed for, have compassion, grieve with, offer consolation, condole, share another's sorrow, feel your heart go out to I must tell you how much I sympathize with you for your loss. feel for mock, disregard, scorn, disdain, have no feelings for 2. agree, support, side with, understand, identify with, go along with, be in accord, be in sympathy Some Europeans sympathize with the Americans over the issue. agree reject, oppose, disagree, fail to understand Translations sympathize [ˈsɪmpəθaɪz] VI (= feel pity) → compadecerse; (= understand) → comprender to sympathize with sb → compadecerse de algn, compadecer a algn I sympathize with what you say, but → comprendo tu punto de vista, pero ... those who sympathize with our demands → los que apoyan nuestras reclamaciones to sympathize with sb in his bereavement → acompañar a algn en el sentimiento they wrote to sympathize → escribieron para dar el pésame sympathize [ˈsɪmpəθaɪz] sympathise (British) vi (= feel compassion) → compatir to sympathize with sb (in grief, plight) → être de tout cœur avec qn, compatir à la douleur de qn Everyone sympathized with Bruce → Tout le monde compatissait à la douleur de Bruce. (= understand, empathize) → comprendre to sympathize with sb (= empathize) → partager les sentiments de qn to sympathize with sb's feelings → être sensible aux sentiments de qn (= support) to sympathize with [+ cause, rebels] → sympathiser avec; [+ proposal] → voir d'un bon œil sympathize vi (= feel compassion) → mitfühlen, Mitleid haben (with mit); (= understand) → Verständnis haben (with für); (= agree) → sympathisieren (with mit) (esp Pol); (= express sympathy) → sein Mitgefühl aussprechen; (on bereavement) → sein Beileid aussprechen; to sympathize with somebody over something (= feel sorry) → mit jdm in einer Sache mitfühlen können; to sympathize with somebody’s views → jds Ansichten teilen; to sympathize with somebody’s problems → mit jdm mitfühlen; I really do sympathize (= have pity) → das tut mir wirklich leid; (= understand your feelings) → ich habe wirklich vollstes Verständnis; I sympathize with you or with what you say/feel, but … → ich teile Ihre Ansichten/Gefühle, aber …, ich kann Ihnen das nachfühlen, aber …; to sympathize with somebody in his bereavement/grief → jds Verlust/Schmerz teilen; (= express sympathy) → jdm sein Beileid/Mitgefühl aussprechen sympathize [ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz] vi to sympathize (with sb) (feel pity) → partecipare al dolore (di qn); (understand) → capire (qn) I sympathize with you in your grief → ti sono molto vicino nel dolore I sympathize with what you say, but ... → capisco quello che vuoi dire, ma... sympathize [ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz] vi to sympathize (with sb) (feel pity) → partecipare al dolore (di qn); (understand) → capire (qn) I sympathize with you in your grief → ti sono molto vicino nel dolore I sympathize with what you say, but ... → capisco quello che vuoi dire, ma... How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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