commiserate

com·mis·er·ate

 (kə-mĭz′ə-rāt′)

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.

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[Latin commiserārī, commiserāt- : com-, com- + miserārī, to pity (from miser, wretched).]

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com·mis′er·a′tive adj.

com·mis′er·a′tive·ly adv.

com·mis′er·a′tor n.

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commiserate

(kəˈmɪzəˌreɪt)

vb

(when: intr, usually foll by with) to feel or express sympathy or compassion (for)

[C17: from Latin commiserārī, from com- together + miserārī to bewail, pity, from miser wretched]

comˈmiserable adj

comˌmiseˈration n

comˈmiserative adj

comˈmiseratively adv

comˈmiserˌator n

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com•mis•er•ate

(kəˈmɪz əˌreɪt)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t.

1. to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.

v.i.

2. to sympathize (usu. fol. by with): to commiserate with someone over a loss.

[1585–95; < Latin commiserātus, past participle of commiserārī to fell compassion for =com- com- + miserārī to feel sorry for, derivative of miser wretched; compare misery]

com•mis`er•a′tion, n.

com•mis′er•a`tive, adj.

com•mis′er•a`tive•ly, adv.

com•mis′er•a`tor, n.

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commiserate

Past participle: commiserated
Gerund: commiserating

Imperative

commiserate

commiserate

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

commiserate - to feel or express sympathy or compassion sympathise, sympathize 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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commiserate

verb (often with with) sympathize, pity, feel for, console, condole When I lost, he commiserated with me.

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commiserate

verb

To experience or express compassion:

ache, compassionate, feel, pity, sympathize, yearn.

Idioms: be sorry, have pity.

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Translations

يُشْفِقُ عَلى

kondolovatlitovat

have medfølelse med

bemitleiden

samhryggjast

commiserare

užjaustiužuojauta

izteikt līdzjūtībujust līdzi

kondolereuttrykke medfølelse med

poľutovať

acısına ortak olmak

同情

commiserate

[kəˈmɪzəreɪt] VI friends called to commiserate when they found out I hadn't got the job → cuando 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

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commiserate

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

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commiserate

vi → mitfühlen (with mit); we commiserate with you on the loss of your husband → wir nehmen Anteil am Tode Ihres Gatten

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commiserate

[kəˈmɪzəreɪt] vi to commiserate with → esprimere il proprio rincrescimento a

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commiserate

(kəˈmizəreit) verb

to express sympathy (with). bejammer يُشْفِقُ عَلى съчувствам condoer-se (po)litovat; kondolovat bemitleiden have medfølelse med συλλυπούμαιcompadecerse de, condolerse de kaastunnet avaldama همدردی کردن ilmaista osanottonsa 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 hebbenuttrykke medfølelse med, kondolerewspółczuć زړه سوى ښكاره كول condoer-se a compătimi сочувствовать poľutovať sočustvovati saosećati hysa medlidande med, ömka ทำให้รู้สึกเศร้าเสียใจ acısına ortak olmak 同情，憐憫 співчувати thương hại 同情

comˌmiseˈration noun

beklaging شَفَقَه، مُؤاساه съчуствие compaixão politování; soustrast das Mitleid medfølelse οίκτος, συμπόνια, έκφραση συλλυπητηρίων conmiseración kaastunne همدردی osanotto commisération הִשתָתפוּת בְּצָעַר सहानुभूति, संवेदना, अनुवेदना sažaljevanje, samilost szánakozás pernyataan simpati meðaumkun; samúð commiserazione 同情 동정 užuojauta līdzjūtība; līdzjūtības izteikšana simpati medelijdenmedfølelse, medlidenhetwspółczucie زړه سوی compaixão compasiune сочувствие súcit usmiljenje saosećanje medömkan การรู้สึกเศร้าเสียใจ acısını paylaşma 同情，憐憫 співчуття sự thương cảm 同情

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commiserate

v. tener compasión, tener lástima; apiadarse, compadecerse; tenerse lástima.

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