sympathise

«sympathise» in Mova's school dictionary: to feel sorry for someone who is in trouble or sad — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (sympathise, sympathises, sympathised, sympathising)

meaning for a pupil

1) To sympathise is to feel sorry for someone who is in trouble or sad. tree →

2) To sympathise with someone is to understand how they feel and be on their side. tree →

sense in the lessons

in the tales a friend who shares another's trouble and wants to help; in lessons a kind response to someone who is hurt or upset

examples

• I sympathise with you about the lost dog. tree →
• The friend sympathised very much with him. tree →
• We sympathise with the family who lost their home. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sympathise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.