empathize
gb/ˈɛmpəθˌaɪz/ us/ˈɛmpəθˌaɪz/
B2
Englanti
Merkitykset
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Verbi
B2
action
1
understand another's feelings
to understand how another person feels because you can imagine being in their situation
Käyttömalli:
empathize with [someone/something]
Tyypillinen virhe:
Use empathize with, not empathize someone. Empathize means understand or share feelings; sympathize often means feel sorry for someone or support them.
Synonyymit
identify with (often means seeing yourself in another person or situation)
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relate to (more informal and often based on similar experience)
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understand (broader; may be intellectual rather than emotional)
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feel for (suggests compassion and concern, sometimes closer to sympathy)
Antonyymit
misunderstand (means to fail to understand someone's feelings or situation correctly)
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dismiss (means to treat someone's feelings as unimportant rather than trying to understand them)
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be indifferent (means to feel no concern or emotional connection)
Kollokaatiot
empathize with someone
|empathize with patients
|empathize with customers
|empathize with victims
|empathize with a character
|empathize with their situation
|try to empathize
|learn to empathize
|find it hard to empathize
|be able to empathize
Teemat
emotions
|relationships
|communication
|psychology
Esimerkit
- Good managers listen carefully and try to empathize with their employees.
- I can empathize with anyone who has struggled to learn a new language.
- The novel makes it easy to empathize with characters who have made serious mistakes.
Oppijaesimerkit
- I empathize with you because I had the same problem.
- She found it hard to empathize with him at first.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
empathize
IPA
GB/ˈɛmpəθˌaɪz/
US/ˈɛmpəθˌaɪz/
Tavut ja painotus
em - path - ize (3 tavua)
Stress on 1st syllable (em)
Taivutusmuodot
Verb
- Base: empathize
- 3rd Person Singular: empathizes
- Present Participle: empathizing
- Past: empathized
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