commiserate
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com·mis·er·ate
(kə-mĭz′ə-rāt′)v. com·mis·er·at·ed, com·mis·er·at·ing, com·mis·er·ates
v.tr.
To feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with.
v.intr.
To feel or express sympathy: commiserated over their failure.
[Latin commiserārī, commiserāt- : com-, com- + miserārī, to pity (from miser, wretched).]
com·mis′er·a′tive adj.
com·mis′er·a′tive·ly adv.
com·mis′er·a′tor n.
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commiserate
(kəˈmɪzəˌreɪt)vb
(when: intr, usually foll by with) to feel or express sympathy or compassion (for)
[C17: from Latin commiserārī, from com- together + miserārī to bewail, pity, from miser wretched]
comˈmiserable adj
comˌmiseˈration n
comˈmiserative adj
comˈmiseratively adv
comˈmiserˌator n
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com•mis•er•ate
(kəˈmɪz əˌreɪt)v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t.
1. to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
v.i. 2. to sympathize (usu. fol. by with): to commiserate with someone over a loss.
[1585–95; < Latin commiserātus, past participle of commiserārī to fell compassion for =com- com- + miserārī to feel sorry for, derivative of miser wretched; compare misery]
com•mis`er•a′tion, n.
com•mis′er•a`tive, adj.
com•mis′er•a`tive•ly, adv.
com•mis′er•a`tor, n.
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commiserate
Past participle: commiserated
Gerund: commiserating
| Imperative |
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| commiserate |
| commiserate |
| Present |
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| I commiserate |
| you commiserate |
| he/she/it commiserates |
| we commiserate |
| you commiserate |
| they commiserate |
| Preterite |
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| I commiserated |
| you commiserated |
| he/she/it commiserated |
| we commiserated |
| you commiserated |
| they commiserated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am commiserating |
| you are commiserating |
| he/she/it is commiserating |
| we are commiserating |
| you are commiserating |
| they are commiserating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have commiserated |
| you have commiserated |
| he/she/it has commiserated |
| we have commiserated |
| you have commiserated |
| they have commiserated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was commiserating |
| you were commiserating |
| he/she/it was commiserating |
| we were commiserating |
| you were commiserating |
| they were commiserating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had commiserated |
| you had commiserated |
| he/she/it had commiserated |
| we had commiserated |
| you had commiserated |
| they had commiserated |
| Future |
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| I will commiserate |
| you will commiserate |
| he/she/it will commiserate |
| we will commiserate |
| you will commiserate |
| they will commiserate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have commiserated |
| you will have commiserated |
| he/she/it will have commiserated |
| we will have commiserated |
| you will have commiserated |
| they will have commiserated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be commiserating |
| you will be commiserating |
| he/she/it will be commiserating |
| we will be commiserating |
| you will be commiserating |
| they will be commiserating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been commiserating |
| you have been commiserating |
| he/she/it has been commiserating |
| we have been commiserating |
| you have been commiserating |
| they have been commiserating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been commiserating |
| you will have been commiserating |
| he/she/it will have been commiserating |
| we will have been commiserating |
| you will have been commiserating |
| they will have been commiserating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been commiserating |
| you had been commiserating |
| he/she/it had been commiserating |
| we had been commiserating |
| you had been commiserating |
| they had been commiserating |
| Conditional |
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| I would commiserate |
| you would commiserate |
| he/she/it would commiserate |
| we would commiserate |
| you would commiserate |
| they would commiserate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have commiserated |
| you would have commiserated |
| he/she/it would have commiserated |
| we would have commiserated |
| you would have commiserated |
| they would have commiserated |
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Verb 1. commiserate - to feel or express sympathy or compassion
condole - express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death; "You must condole the widow"
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commiserate
verb (often with with) sympathize, pity, feel for, console, condole When I lost, he commiserated with me.
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commiserate
verbTo experience or express compassion:
Idioms: be sorry, have pity.
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Translations
kondolovatlitovat
have medfølelse med
samhryggjast
užjaustiužuojauta
izteikt līdzjūtībujust līdzi
poľutovať
acısına ortak olmak
commiserate
[kəˈmɪzəreɪt] VI friends called to commiserate when they found out I hadn't got the job → cuando me rechazaron para el trabajo mis amigos me llamaron para decirme lo mucho que lo sentían"I know how you feel," he commiserated → -sé cómo te sientes -le dijo a modo de consuelo
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commiserate
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commiserate
(kəˈmizəreit) verb to express sympathy (with). bejammer يُشْفِقُ عَلى съчувствам condoer-se (po)litovat; kondolovat bemitleiden have medfølelse med συλλυπούμαι compadecerse de, condolerse de kaastunnet avaldama همدردی کردن ilmaista osanottonsa témoigner de la sympathie à לְהִשתָתֵף בְּצָעַר किसी पर दया करना sažaljevati együttérez (vkivel) menyatakan simpati samhryggjast commiserare 同情する 동정을 표하다 užjausti just līdzi; izteikt līdzjūtību bersimpati medelijden hebben uttrykke medfølelse med, kondolere współczuć زړه سوى ښكاره كول condoer-se a compătimi сочувствовать poľutovať sočustvovati saosećati hysa medlidande med, ömka ทําให้รู้สึกเศร้าเสียใจ acısına ortak olmak 同情,憐憫 співчувати thương hại 同情
comˌmiseˈration noun beklaging شَفَقَه، مُؤاساه съчуствие compaixão politování; soustrast das Mitleid medfølelse οίκτος, συμπόνια, έκφραση συλλυπητηρίων conmiseración kaastunne همدردی osanotto commisération הִשתָתפוּת בְּצָעַר सहानुभूति, संवेदना, अनुवेदना sažaljevanje, samilost szánakozás pernyataan simpati meðaumkun; samúð commiserazione 同情 동정 užuojauta līdzjūtība; līdzjūtības izteikšana simpati medelijden medfølelse, medlidenhet współczucie زړه سوی compaixão compasiune сочувствие súcit usmiljenje saosećanje medömkan การรู้สึกเศร้าเสียใจ acısını paylaşma 同情,憐憫 співчуття sự thương cảm 同情
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commiserate
v. tener compasión, tener lástima; apiadarse, compadecerse; tenerse lástima.
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