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# sympathise

verb (sympathise, sympathises, sympathised, sympathising)

«sympathise» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To sympathise is to feel sorry for someone who is in trouble or sad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sympathise/#m1)
2. To sympathise with someone is to understand how they feel and be on their side. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sympathise/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sympathise/#x1)
- The friend sympathised very much with him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sympathise/#x2)
- We sympathise with the family who lost their home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sympathise/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sympathise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sympathise/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sympathise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sympathise.html) on Mova free.