sympathize
pronunciation
How to pronounce sympathize in British English:
UK [ˈsɪmpəθaɪz]
How to pronounce sympathize in American English:
US [ˈsɪmpəθaɪz]
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- Verb:
- share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
- be understanding of
- to feel or express sympathy or compassion
Word Origin
- sympathize (v.)
- "have fellow-feeling," c. 1600, from Middle French sympathiser, from sympathie (see sympathy). Earlier in a physiological sense (1590s). As "express sympathy," from 1748. Related: Sympathized; sympathizing.
Example
- 1. I sympathize with the introvert as I would with the sickly , but both are missing a lot of life .
- 2. Thinking in those terms might help you sympathize a bit with your spouse , who feels these time pressures on a biological level .
- 3. We readily , therefore , sympathize with their fear or resentment , and are immediately disposed to take part against the man from whom they appear to be in so much danger .
- 4. It is indecent to express any strong degree of those passions which arise from a certain situation or disposition of the body ; because the company , not being in the same disposition , cannot be expected to sympathize with them .
- 5. Ownership has never been abolished , there are still capitalists and workers , and this is the important point , and the real reason why rich men all over the world tend to sympathize with fascism generally speaking the same people are capitalists and the same people workers as before the nazi revolution .