sympathize (redirected from sympathising)

sym·pa·thize  (smp-thz)

intr.v. sym·pa·thized, sym·pa·thiz·ing, sym·pa·thiz·es

1. To feel or express compassion, as for another's suffering; commiserate.

2. To share or understand the feelings or ideas of another: sympathized with the goals of the committee.

3. To be in accord; correspond.

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sympa·thizer n.

sympa·thizing·ly adv.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sympathize - share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of sympathise feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
	2.	sympathize - be understanding of; "You don't need to explain--I understand!" empathise, empathize, sympathise, understand
	3.	sympathize - to feel or express sympathy or compassion commiserate, sympathise compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with - share the suffering of condole - express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death; "You must condole the widow"

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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

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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

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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

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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...

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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...

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sympathize → يَتعاطف mít porozumění vise forståelse for mitfühlen συμμερίζομαι simpatizar tuntea sympatiaa plaindre simpatizirati simpatizzare 同情する 동정하다 sympathiseren ha medfølelse med współczuć compadecer-se сочувствовать sympatisera เห็นใจ halden anlamak thông cảm 同情