sympathize

• Fühlen oder Ausdrücken von Mitgefühl, Mitleid oder Verständnis für die Gefühle, besonders den Kummer oder das Leid, einer anderen Person; auch Zustimmung oder Unterstützung für eine Sache zeigen.

A verb used to express the act of sharing or understanding the feelings of another person, especially sorrow or trouble.

1. Share feelingsB1formal

   To share or understand the feelings, emotions, or sentiments of another person.

   Mitfühlen

   • I sympathize with your loss and offer my condolences.
   • She sympathized with her friend's frustration over the delay.
   • He can sympathize with the challenges of starting a new job.

   Synonymecommiseratecondolefeel forpityunderstand

2. Be understandingB1formal

   To show understanding or compassion for someone's situation or difficulties.

   Verständnis zeigen

   • I sympathize with your decision to take a break.
   • The manager sympathized with the employee's need for flexible hours.
   • We sympathize with the community's concerns about safety.

   Synonymecommiseratecondolefeel forpityunderstand

   Antonymecondemndisregardignorerebuffrejectscorn

3. Express compassionB1formal

   To express or feel pity, compassion, or sorrow for someone's misfortune.

   Mitfühlen

   • They sympathized with the family after the accident.
   • She wrote a letter to sympathize with her grieving friend.
   • He sympathized with the victims of the natural disaster.

   Synonymecommiseratecondolefeel forpity

Phrasal-Variantensympathize with