French Conversation · Level 49
75 words
French word
sympathiser
Pronunciation
IPA/sɛ̃patize/
Meaning
- verbsympathize with ___
Example
Elle sympathise avec les victimes.
She sympathizes with the victims.
More examples
Nous sympathisons avec les personnes touchées par la catastrophe.
We sympathize with the people affected by the disaster.
Core concept
A feeling reaching toward another person, either in compassion or in easy rapport.
Common phrases
sympathiser avec quelqu'un
sympathize with someone
sympathiser avec une idée
sympathize with an idea
Similar words
compatir: To share someone's distress and feel pain over their suffering.
comprendre: To grasp the meaning of someone's words or situation.
s'identifier à: To feel that someone's situation or emotions resemble one's own.
plaindre: To feel sorry for someone facing misfortune.
Definition in French
Manifester ou éprouver de la sympathie envers quelqu'un; peut aussi signifier s'entendre bien avec quelqu'un selon le contexte.
Word origin
The verb sympathiser is formed from French sympathie with -iser and ultimately traces to Greek sumpatheia, from sun, 'with', and pathos, 'feeling'.
Usage tips
- Sympathiser is normally followed by avec for the person or group concerned, as in sympathiser avec les victimes.
Other meanings
- get alongverb
Related words
- sympathiesympathynoun
- sympathiqueniceadjective