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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.
sym′pa·thiz′er n.
sym′pa·thiz′ing·ly adv.
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sympathize
(ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz) orsympathise
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.
sym′pa•thiz`ing•ly, adv.
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sympathize
Past participle: sympathized
Gerund: sympathizing
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| Verb | 1. | sympathize - share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of 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!" | |
| 3. | sympathize - to feel or express sympathy or compassion 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
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
agree reject, oppose, disagree, fail to understand
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sympathize
verb1. To experience or express compassion:
Idioms: be sorry, have pity.
2. To understand or be sensitive to another's feelings or ideas:
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Translations
mít porozuměnímít soucitsympatizovat
sympatiserevise forståelse for
tuntea sympatiaa
suosjećati
同情する
동정하다
sympatizovať
sočustvovati
sympatisera
เห็นใจ
anlayışla karşılamakhalden anlamaksempati duymak
thông cảm
sympathize
[ˈsɪmpəθaɪz] VI (= feel pity) → compadecerse; (= understand) → comprenderto 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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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.
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
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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sympathy
(ˈsimpəði) noun1. a feeling of pity or sorrow for a person in trouble. When her husband died, she received many letters of sympathy.
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?
ˌsympaˈthetic (-ˈθetik) adjective (negative unsympathetic) showing or feeling sympathy. She was very sympathetic when I failed my exam; a sympathetic smile.
sympaˈthetically adverbˈsympathize, ˈsympathise verb
to show or feel sympathy to. I find it difficult to sympathize with him when he complains so much.
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009