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