Definitions for sympathise
sym·pa·thise

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1. sympathize, sympathiseverb

   share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of

2. commiserate, sympathize, sympathiseverb

   to feel or express sympathy or compassion

3. sympathize, sympathise, empathize, empathise, understandverb

   be understanding of

   "You don't need to explain--I understand!"

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1. sympathise

   To sympathise is to understand, empathise, or identify with someone's feelings, hardships, or circumstances, often evoking feelings of compassion, pity, or sorrow. It could also mean to share or agree with a sentiment, opinion, or ideology.

Matched Categories

1. • Feel
   • Sympathize With

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Anagrams for sympathise »

1. metaphysis

2. sympathies

How to pronounce sympathise?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say sympathise in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sympathise in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sympathise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of sympathise in a Sentence

1. Stefan Lofven:

   Maybe it has been hard for us to accept that there are in our open society, right in our midst, people - Swedish citizens - who sympathise with the murderers in ISIL.

2. Thomas Fuller:

   I can sympathise with people's pains, but not with their pleasures. There is something curiously boring about somebody else's happiness.

3. Oscar Wilde:

   Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend's success.

4. Mohamed Yassin:

   They sympathise with us, because we were the lifeline for Somalis in the last 20 years.

5. Stefan Lofven:

   Sweden has probably been naive, maybe it has been hard for us to accept that there are in our open society, right in our midst, people - Swedish citizens - who sympathise with the murderers in ISIL.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sympathise
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sympathise