English verb: sympathise | |||
1. | sympathise (emotion) share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of | ||
Synonyms | sympathize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | experience, feel | ||
2. | sympathise (emotion) to feel or express sympathy or compassion | ||
Synonyms | commiserate, sympathize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | compassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | condole | ||
3. | sympathise (cognition) be understanding of | ||
Samples | You don't need to explain--I understand!. | ||
Synonyms | empathise, empathize, sympathize, understand | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||