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- DictionarySym·pa·thize/ˈsimpəˌTHīz/
verb
- 1. feel or express sympathy: "it is easy to understand and sympathize with his predicament"
- 2. agree with a sentiment or opinion: "they sympathize with critiques of traditional theory"
SYMPATHIZE definition: 1. to understand and care about someone's problems: 2. to support and agree with someone or…. Learn more.
Sympathize comes from the Greek sympathes, have a fellow feeling for. It's sometimes confused with empathize, which means putting yourself in someone else's shoes, rather than simply caring about them. Definitions of sympathize. verb. to feel or express sympathy or compassion. synonyms: commiserate, sympathise. see more.
[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. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
1. to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often fol. by with ). 2. to feel a compassionate sympathy, as for suffering or trouble (often fol. by with ). 3. to express sympathy or condole (often fol. by with ). 4. to be in approving accord, as with a person or cause.
1 day ago · sympathize in American English. (ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz ) verb intransitive Word forms: ˈsympaˌthized or ˈsympaˌthizing. 1. to share or understand the feelings or ideas of another; be in sympathy. 2. to feel or express sympathy, esp. in pity or compassion; commiserate. 3. Rare.
Sympathize definition, to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with). See more.
5 days ago · ( transitive, obsolete) To share (a feeling or experience). ( intransitive) To agree; to be in accord; to harmonize . Usage notes [ edit] Used similarly to empathize, interchangeably in looser usage. In stricter usage, empathize is stronger and more intimate, while sympathize is weaker and more distant. See empathy: usage notes .
