sympathize
[verb]
Synonyms:
- feel for, commiserate, condole, pity
- agree, side with, understand

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English Thesaurus: sympathize, feel sorry for somebody, understand, pit

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

sym‧pa‧thize (also sympathise British English) /ˈsɪmpəθaɪz/ verb [intransitive]
[Word Family: noun: sympathy, sympathizer; verb: sympathize; adverb: sympathetically; adjective: sympathetic ≠ unsympathetic]

1. to feel sorry for someone because you understand their problems:
I sympathize, but I don’t know how to help.
sympathize with
I can sympathize with those who have lost loved ones.

2. to support someone’s ideas or actions
sympathize with
The public sympathized with the miners’ strike.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

sympathize
verb
I. understand sb's feelings/problems
ADV. deeply, really I sympathize deeply with his family.
VERB + SYMPATHIZE can/could I can really sympathize with John.
be easy to, be hard not to It is hard not to sympathize with her dilemma.
PREP. with We sympathized with the bereaved family.

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sympathize
II. agree with sb
ADV. entirely, fully
PREP. with I entirely sympathize with this view.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

sympathize (also sympathise British English) /ˈsɪmpəθaɪz/ to feel sad for someone because you understand their problems:
It must be awful for you – I do sympathize.
He told me how difficult it was dealing with his parents, and I sympathized with him.
feel sorry for somebody to feel sad for someone because they have had bad luck or are in a difficult situation:
I felt really sorry for him when he lost his job.
It’s his wife I feel sorry for – on her own with four kids.
understand to realize how someone feels and why they behave the way they do, and be kind to them:
I’m sure if you talk to him, he’ll understand.
It’s important to try and understand teenagers.
pity to feel sad for someone because they are in a very difficult situation:
The man paled when they found him guilty, and I pitied him.
I pity anyone who has to feed a family on such a low income.

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