Sympathize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of

be understanding of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪmpəθˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪmpəθˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪmpəθˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɪmpəθˌaɪz/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

empathise commiserate empathize sympathise understand

Parts of Speech

verb	share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
verb	be understanding of “You don't need to explain--I understand!”
verb	to feel or express sympathy or compassion

Word Forms

sympathizer	noun	someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful
sympathy	noun	a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
sympathiser	noun	someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful
empathy	noun	understanding and entering into another's feelings
understandable	adjective	capable of being apprehended or understood
understanding	noun	an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
commiserative	adjective	feeling or expressing sympathy; - Kenneth Roberts
commiseration	noun	a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sympathisieren

teile die Gefühle von; Verstehe die Gefühle von

🇫🇷French

sympathiser

partager les sentiments de ; comprendre les sentiments de

🇪🇸Spanish

compadecerse

compartir los sentimientos de; entender los sentimientos de

🇮🇹Italian

simpatizzare

condividere i sentimenti di; comprendere i sentimenti di

🇳🇱Dutch

sympathiseren

deel de gevoelens van; begrijp de gevoelens van

🇵🇹Portuguese

simpatizar

compartilhar os sentimentos de; entender os sentimentos de

🇷🇺Russian

сочувствовать

поделиться чувствами; понять чувства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सहानुभूति रखते हे

की भावनाओं को साझा करें; की भावनाओं को समझें

🇧🇩Bengali

সহানুভূতিশীল

এর অনুভূতি শেয়ার করুন; এর অনুভূতি বুঝতে

🇮🇳Tamil

அனுதாபம்

உணர்வுகளை பகிர்ந்து; உணர்வுகளை புரிந்து கொள்ளுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సానుభూతి చూపండి

భావాలను పంచుకోండి; యొక్క మనోభావాలను అర్థం చేసుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सहानुभूती दाखवणे

च्या भावना सामायिक करा; च्या भावना समजून घ्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

સહાનુભૂતિ

ની લાગણીઓ શેર કરો; ની લાગણીઓને સમજો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹಾನುಭೂತಿ

ಭಾವನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ; ಭಾವನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹതപിക്കുക

വികാരങ്ങൾ പങ്കിടുക; യുടെ വികാരങ്ങൾ മനസ്സിലാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਮਦਰਦੀ

ਦੀਆਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਂਝਾ ਕਰੋ; ਦੀਆਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਮਝੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہمدردی

کے جذبات کا اشتراک کریں؛ کے جذبات کو سمجھیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

同情

分享感受；理解对方的感受

🇯🇵Japanese

同情する

という感情を共有する。～の気持ちを理解する

🇰🇷Korean

동정하다

감정을 공유하다; 의 심정을 이해하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thông cảm

chia sẻ cảm xúc của; hiểu tâm trạng của

🇹🇭Thai

เห็นใจ

แบ่งปันความรู้สึกของ; เข้าใจความรู้สึกของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyantuni

berbagi perasaan; memahami perasaan dari

🇵🇭Filipino

makiramay

ibahagi ang damdamin ng; maunawaan ang damdamin ng

🇲🇾Malay

bersimpati

berkongsi perasaan; memahami sentimen

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتعاطف

مشاركة المشاعر؛ فهم مشاعر

🇮🇷Persian

همدردی کردن

به اشتراک گذاشتن احساسات؛ درک احساسات

🇹🇷Turkish

sempati duymak

duygularını paylaşmak; duygularını anlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

להזדהות

לשתף את הרגשות של; להבין את הרגשות של

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The primary meaning of 'sympathize' is 'share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of'.

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