commiserate

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was a transitive for about three centuries:

She did not exult in her rival's fall, but, on the contrary, commiserated her—H. Ainsworth, 1871

; but under the influence of condole with and sympathize with, it is now construed with with (despite the disapproval of Fowler, modified somewhat by Gowers):

We often commiserate with ourselves, feeling that no one has to go through what we are called to endure, and that no one understands—Evangelical Times, 2005.

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verb

To experience or express compassion: ache, compassionate, feel, pity, sympathize, yearn. Idioms: be sorry, havetakepity. See pity.

v

Definition: listen to woes of another
Antonyms: be indifferent, turn away

IN BRIEF: To share misery; to feel pity.

Randy called Sam on the phone to commiserate about life.

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• Support, Encouragement, and Agreement - commiserate: (vb) express sympathy or condolences

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ynke, have medlidenhed med
v. intr. - udtrykke medfølelse, havde medlidenhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
condoleren, meeleven

Français (French)
v. tr. - compatir, témoigner de la commisération à qn
v. intr. - compatir

Deutsch (German)
v. - bemitleiden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συμπονώ, συμπάσχω, εκφράζω συλλυπητήρια

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• commiserate with    condolersi con

Português (Portuguese)
v. - apiedar-se, oferecer condolências

idioms:

• commiserate with    solidarizar-se com

Русский (Russian)
сочувствовать, соболезновать

idioms:

• commiserate with    сочувствовать кому-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - compadecer, condoler
v. intr. - compadecerse, condolerse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hysa medlidande med

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
怜悯, 同情, 吊慰

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 憐憫, 同情
v. intr. - 吊慰, 同情

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 가엾게 여기다
v. intr. - 동정하다, 조의를 표하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 同情する, 哀れむ

idioms:

• commiserate with    哀れむ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) واسى, عزى, أشفق على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הביע צער על‬
v. intr. - ‮השתתף בצער, הביע צער על‬

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