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    sym·pa·thize
    /ˈsimpəˌTHīz/

    verb

    • 1. feel or express sympathy: "it is easy to understand and sympathize with his predicament" Similar pityfeel/be sorry forshow sympathy forbe sympathetic towardOpposite disregard
    • 2. agree with a sentiment or opinion: "they sympathize with critiques of traditional theory" Similar agreesupportbe in sympathybe sympathetic towardOpposite disapprove

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sympathizeSympathize Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SYMPATHIZE is to be in keeping, accord, or harmony. How to use sympathize in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSYMPATHIZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SYMPATHIZE definition: 1. to understand and care about someone's problems: 2. to support and agree with someone or…. Learn more.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sympathizeSympathize - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you sympathize, you care about how someone else feels during a time of trouble. If you sympathize with your brother, whose best friend is moving away, you understand why he's feeling sad.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySYMPATHIZE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SYMPATHIZE meaning: 1. to understand and care about someone's problems: 2. to support and agree with someone or…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › sympathizeSYMPATHIZE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Sympathize definition: to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with).. See examples of SYMPATHIZE used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSYMPATHIZE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. verb. If you sympathize with someone who is in a bad situation, you show that you are sorry for them. I must tell you how much I sympathize with you for your loss, Professor. [VERB + with] He would sympathize but he wouldn't understand. [VERB] 2. verb. If you sympathize with someone's feelings, you understand them and are not critical of them.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › sympathizesympathize verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    /ˈsɪmpəθaɪz/ ( British English also sympathise) Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to feel sorry for somebody; to show that you understand and feel sorry about somebody’s problems. sympathize (with somebody/something) I find it very hard to sympathize with him. + speech ‘That's too bad,’ she sympathized. Extra Examples.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › sympathizeSYMPATHIZE definition | Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    SYMPATHIZE meaning: 1. to understand and care about someone's problems: 2. to agree with or support someone's ideas or…. Learn more.

  10. en.thefreedictionary.com › sympathizeSympathize - definition of sympathize by The Free Dictionary

    sym·pa·thize. (sĭm′pə-thīz′) intr.v. sym·pa·thized, sym·pa·thiz·ing, sym·pa·thiz·es. 1. To feel or express compassion, as for another's suffering; commiserate. 2. To share or understand the feelings or ideas of another: sympathized with the goals of the committee. 3. To be in accord; correspond.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › sympathize_vsympathize, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

    To suffer with or like another; to be affected in consequence of the affection of someone or something else; to be similarly or correspondingly affected; to respond sympathetically to some influence; spec. in Pathology, to be or become disordered in consequence of the disorder of some other part: cf. sympathy n. 1a, 1b. Const. with.