sympathize

sym·pa·thize

 (sĭm′pə-thīz′)

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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sym′pa·thiz′er n.

sym′pa·thiz′ing·ly adv.

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sympathize

(ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz) or

sympathise

vb

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)

ˈsympaˌthizer, ˈsympaˌthiser n

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sym•pa•thize

(ˈsɪm pəˌθaɪz)

v.i. -thized, -thiz•ing.

1. to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often fol. by with).

2. to feel a compassionate sympathy, as for suffering or trouble (often fol. by with).

3. to express sympathy or condole (often fol. by with).

4. to be in approving accord, as with a person or cause.

5. to agree, correspond, or accord.

[1580–90; < Middle French sympathiser=sympath(ie) sympathy + -iser -ize]

sym′pa•thiz`ing•ly, adv.

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sympathize

Past participle: sympathized
Gerund: sympathizing

Imperative

sympathize

sympathize

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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

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sympathize

verb

1. To experience or express compassion:

ache, commiserate, compassionate, feel, pity, yearn.

Idioms: be sorry, have pity.

2. To understand or be sensitive to another's feelings or ideas:

empathize.

3. To associate or affiliate oneself closely with a person or group:

empathize, identify, relate.

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Translations

يَتَعَاطَفُ

mít porozuměnímít soucitsympatizovat

sympatiserevise forståelse for

mitfühlen

συμμερίζομαι

compadecersimpatizar

tuntea sympatiaa

compatirplaindresympathiser

suosjećati

approvareessere vicinosimpatizzare

同情する

동정하다

sympathiseren

ha medfølelse med

współczuć

compadecer-se

сочувствовать

sympatizovať

sočustvovati

sympatisera

เห็นใจ

anlayışla karşılamakhalden anlamaksempati duymak

thông cảm

同情

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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sympathy

(ˈsimpəði) noun

1. a feeling of pity or sorrow for a person in trouble. When her husband died, she received many letters of sympathy. simpatie عَطْف съчувствие pêsames soustrast die Anteilnahme sympati; medfølelse συμπόνια, οίκτοςcompasión, lástima kaastunne دلسوزي osanotto sympathie הִשתַתפוּת בְּצַעַר सहानुभूति sućut részvét simpati samúð comprensione condoglianze 同情 동정, 연민 užuojauta līdzjūtība simpati medelevenmedfølelse, deltakelse, sympatiwspółczucie زړه سوی pêsames compasiune сочувствие, сострадание sústrasť sočustvovanje saosećanje medkänsla, medlidande ความเห็นใจ sempati, duygularını paylaşma 同情 співчуття, жалість ہمدردی sự đồng cảm, sự thương cảm 同情

2. the state or feeling of being in agreement with, or of being able to understand, the attitude or feelings of another person. I have no sympathy with such a stupid attitude; Are you in sympathy with the strikers? simpatie, meegevoel تَعاطُف مَع съгласие simpatia sympatie, souhlas die Übereinstimmung sympati; forståelse σύμπνοια, αλληλεγγύηafinidad; comprensión; acuerdo mõistmine, poolehoid توافق myötämielisyys sympathie רֶגֶש אַהֲדָה मेल suosjećanje, razumijevanje együttérzés simpati samkennd simpatia; solidarietà 共感 공감 simpatija, pritarimas sapratne; solidaritāte simpati sympathieforståelse, velvillig innstillingzrozumienie توافق simpatia simpatie симпатия sympatia, súhlas, pochopenie naklonjenost saosećanje sympati, förståelse ความมีใจเหมือนกัน sempati, anlayış 贊同 співчуття; симпатія ہم خیالی sự đồng cảm, sự đồng tình 赞同

ˌsympaˈthetic (-ˈθetik) adjective

(negative unsympathetic) showing or feeling sympathy. She was very sympathetic when I failed my exam; a sympathetic smile. simpatiek مُتَعاطِف състрадателен solidário soucitný; milý mitfühlend medfølende που δείχνει κατανόησηcompasivo; comprensivo osavõtlik دلسوز myötätuntoinen compatissant; de sympathie מֵבִין सहानुभूतिशील, अनुकूल, सहृदय, अनुकंपी, सहानुवर्ती, अनुनादि, करूण, कारूणिक, अदृश्‍य गुप्त, अनुसंवेदित suosjećajan, samilostan együttérző simpatik samúðarfullur, skilningsríkur comprensivo 思いやりのある 동정적인 užjaučiantis, simpatizuojantis, simpatiškas līdzjūtīgs; saprotošs bersimpati medelevendforståelsesfull, medfølende współczujący, wyrozumiały زړه سواند solidário înţelegător; de simpatie сочувственный súcitný; prívetivý sočuten saosećajan full av medkänsla (förståelse) เห็นอกเห็นใจ anlayış gösteren, sempatik 有同情心的 сповнений співчуття ہمدرد thông cảm, đồng cảm 有同情心的

sympaˈthetically adverb

simpatiek تَعاطُفِيّا съчуствено solidariamente soucitně; sympaticky mitfühlend sympatisk με κατανόηση con compasión; con comprensión osavõtlikult دلسوزانه myötätuntoisesti sympathiquement בְּאַהֲדָה सहानुभूतिपूर्वक, हमदर्द से suosjećajno együttérzően secara simpatik með samúð con comprensione 同情して 동정적으로 su užuojauta līdzjūtīgi; ar sapratni bersimpati medelevendforståelsesfullt, medfølende współczująco په زړه سواندی سره solidariamente (în mod) simpatic, cu simpatie сочувственно súcitne; sympaticky sočutno saosećajno förstående, välvilligt อย่างเห็นอกเห็นใจ sempatiyle 同情地 зі співчуттям ہمدردی کے ساتھ thông cảm, đồng cảm 同情地

ˈsympathize, ˈsympathise verb

to show or feel sympathy to. I find it difficult to sympathize with him when he complains so much. simpatiseer يَتَعاطَف съчуствам simpatizar mít soucit; sympatizovat übereinstimmen sympatisere δέιχνω συμπόνια ή κατανόηση simpatizar kaasa tundma دلسوزي كردن tuntea myötätuntoa sympathiser לְגָלוֹת אַהֲדָה समर्थक, हमदर्द suosjećati s kim, imati razumijevanja együttérez bersimpati sÿna samúð/samkennd; finna til samúðar/samkenndar (andare d'accordo) 共感する 동정하다 užjausti just līdz bersimpati sympathiserenvise forståelse for, ha medfølelsewspółczuć زړه سوی کول simpatizar a sim­pa­tiza сочувствовать mať súcit; sympatizovať sočustvovati saosećati sympatisera, hysa medkänsla เห็นใจ sempati duymak, anlayışla karşılamak 同情 співчувати; симпатизувати اظہار ہمدردی کرنا thông cảm, đồng cảm 同情

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sympathize

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

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