to sympathize
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3.5
- verb
- /ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz/
:
empatizar (con)
- "I deeply sympathize."
- sympathize with the plight
- people sympathize
- sympathize and empathize
But still, I I'm sympathizing with with Scooter Mary, but she shouldn't be there.
- But still, I I'm sympathizing with with Scooter Mary, but she shouldn't be there.
- And so I sympathized a lot with with the Iraqis and, and what they were doing.
- But it's like guys can be so encouraging and supportive and really sympathize, but it's different when someone can empathize, right?
- So it's plausible emotional high stakes stuff where the audience can see themselves reflected and they identify and they sympathize.
- So I, I certainly sympathize with with those needs.
- You're not going to sympathize with the bad guys, are you?
- Do not, however, hesitate to sympathize with him as far as words go.
- You have to sympathize with the way this young man grew up.
- Now, he says when he said it, he only meant to sympathize with the parents.
- So essentially it's like, listen, when we're all struggling, we more sympathize with the struggle, right?
- Like I said, I think I in some ways try to sympathize with these situations.
- I wish I could, but you know what I mean, To sympathize, maybe even empathize.
- Because never sympathize, never felt sorry for anything.
- But it's my maybe ability to somewhat sympathize is the reason that I I don't.
- Yeah dude, I sympathise that like, now.
- So I was really able to sympathize.
Examples
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You have to sympathize with the way this young man grew up.
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Yeah, No, I I sympathize with that as well.
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You come from a business family and sympathize with the concerns of business people.
Academic text (1992) -
None taken, I completely understand, I sympathize.
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I know you sympathize with Danny... but we need to stop him before he does something dangerous.
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I I sympathize and I have compassion for a lot of people who are struggling.
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I sympathize with you, Hector.
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Miss Lennox, I understand your concern, and I sympathize... but what you need is a psychiatrist, not a police officer.
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I really sympathize with your situation; it must be very difficult for you.
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It's clear that she sympathizes with those struggling to find work during the pandemic.
Synonyms
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1.0
To feel sorry and see why someone acts or feels that way
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1.0
To feel sorry for someone who is suffering
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3.0
Have sympathy for someone who is suffering
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4.9
To understand and share another person's feelings by imagining what they feel
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3.4
To feel sorry for someone and understand their pain
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7.0
To feel or show sympathy for someone who is suffering
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5.5
To understand and share someone's sadness when they are having a hard time
To express sympathy to someone for a death or loss
Phrasal Verbs
How Sympathetic
Surface Forms
Morphology
sympathize = sympathy (transparent) = sym + path + ize
Formed by standard verb-making suffix '-ize' added to the common noun 'sympathy', so the action 'to show or feel sympathy' is directly derived.
Etymology
Sympathize comes from Greek parts syn- ('with') and pathos ('feeling' or 'suffering'), the same root you see in sympathy and empathy. So to sympathize is to 'feel with' someone and show you understand or care.