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Meanings of sympathize with in English

Portuguese
compadecer-se
Catalan
simpatitzar amb

Share the suffering of.

compadecer-se
Synonyms
Examples for "pity"
Examples for "pity"
1
A cold fish, he thought; one without pity, who stood quite alone.
Beyond the Reef
2
I pity and excuse your indignation; both are natural in your case.
The Monctons: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 2)
3
A pity this: it is a good word for ashamed; sad, sorrowful.
The Irish Times
4
In that moment I felt a great deal of pity for him.
Rage
5
But I didn't want their pity; I wanted their support and respect.
Feminist dot com
1
Photo: 123RF State House said the pardon was based on compassionate grounds.
Radio NZ
2
This time Gil knew better than to challenge the doc's compassionate nature.
Snow melts in spring
3
The party leader, Ms Mary Harney, yesterday said her policy was compassionate.
The Irish Times
4
All compassionate exemptions from managed isolation in New Zealand have been suspended.
News.com.au
5
But Minister for Finance Brian Cowen may take a more compassionate view.
The Irish Times
1
I'm particularly interested in getting a feel for prices in this market.
The lost recipe for happiness
2
You have to feel for the makers of Spider-Man: Far From Home.
The Irish Times
3
But a personal connection shouldn't be needed to feel for human beings.
Ebony
4
Can I help you? he asked, trying to feel for the wound.
The hangman's daughter
5
It's hard not to feel for the people he'll soon leave behind.
Reuters
1
He will feel badly about it, and you will condole with him.
The Face and the Mask
2
I heartily condole with you, and yet I must make you smile.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3
3
She'll condole with me then, until I'm on the verge of tears.
Barks and Purrs
4
I am the innocent sufferer now,' added he; ' condole with me, pussy!
Heartsease; Or, The Brother's Wife
5
The unfortunate impresario is a ruined man; let us both condole with him.
Vittoria — Volume 4
Usage of sympathize with in English
1
I can sympathize with you; I have also suffered in this cause.
The Story of My Life / Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Publi...
2
The majority of those in the audience seemed to sympathize with her.
The Story of a Pioneer
3
The poor and the hard-working can understand and sympathize with one another.
The Laurel Bush: An Old-Fashioned Love Story
4
I sympathize with the anxiety that her threatening to leave causes you.
Ebony
5
One should sympathize with the colour, the beauty, the joy of life.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
6
He could sympathize with family troubles; he was indifferent to political calamities.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 09: European Statesmen
7
You sympathize with his political principles; let him know that you do.
Cruel As The Grave
8
But be assured that I deeply sympathize with you in your affliction.
The Trials of the Soldier's Wife: A Tale of the Second American ...
9
Let not the simpleton think a woman will sympathize with his simplicity:
Hints for Lovers
10
He has not sufficient finesse and sensitiveness to sympathize with the mob.
Alarms and Discursions
11
And none but calves the most immature can possibly sympathize with him.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 / A Magazi...
12
Jane, Leslie, and Elle joined the queue to sympathize with the family.
Alexandra, gone
13
I have never been able to sympathize with the outcry against prize-fighters.
Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography
14
In some ways, it was almost hard not to sympathize with him.
Changer of Worlds
15
He was imaginative enough to understand her despair and sympathize with it.
The Snowshoe Trail
16
Tell Mrs. Bok how deeply Mrs. Roosevelt and I sympathize with her.
The Americanization of Edward Bok / The Autobiography of a Dutch...
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