sympathize+with

  • 11sympathize — also ise BrE verb (I) 1 to feel sorry for someone because you understand their problems: I sympathize; you need to know exactly what caused the accident. (+ with): I sympathize with the plight of the homeless. 2 to support someone s ideas or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12sympathize — intransitive verb ( thized; thizing) Date: 1600 1. to be in keeping, accord, or harmony 2. to react or respond in sympathy 3. to share in suffering or grief ; commiserate < sympathize with a friend in trouble >; also to express such sympathy 4.&#8230; …

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  • 13sympathize — [ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz] verb [I] 1) to show that you understand someone s problems We sympathize deeply with the families of the victims.[/ex] 2) to support something Many people admit they sympathize with the rebels demands.[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 14sympathize — sympathizingly, adv. /sim peuh thuyz /, v.i., sympathized, sympathizing. 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) …

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  • 15sympathize — v. 1) to sympathize deeply 2) (D; intr.) to sympathize with * * * [ sɪmpəθaɪz] (D;intr.) to sympathizewith to sympathizedeeply …

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  • 16sympathize — verb Syn: commiserate, show concern, offer condolences; (sympathize with) pity, feel sorry for, feel for, identify with, understand, relate to …

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  • 17with — prep. expressing: 1 an instrument or means used (cut with a knife; can walk with assistance). 2 association or company (lives with his mother; works with Shell; lamb with mint sauce). 3 cause or origin (shiver with fear; in bed with measles). 4&#8230; …

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  • 18Sympathize — Sym pa*thize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sympathized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sympathizing}.] [F. sympathiser. See {Sympathy}.] 1. To have a common feeling, as of bodily pleasure or pain. [1913 Webster] The mind will sympathize so much with the anguish and&#8230; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 19sympathize — I verb be compassionate, be moved, be sorry for, be touched, be understanding, comfort, commiserate, condole, congruere, console, eadem sentire, empathize, express sympathy, feel for, grieve with, have pity, identify with, lament with, misereri,&#8230; …

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  • 20sympathize — [v] feel for, be compassionate ache, agree, appreciate, be in accord, be in sympathy, be kind to, be there for*, be understanding, bleed for*, comfort, commiserate, compassionate, comprehend, condole, emphathize, feel heart go out to*, go along&#8230; …

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