commiserate
verb (used without object)
to sympathize (usually followed bywith ).
commiserated
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past participleof commiserate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof commiserate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
commiserateverb (used without object)to sympathize (usually followed bywith ).
Example Sentences
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Carmen Schober, the profile’s author, ignored the way members of Schmidt’s online forum, Skinni Société, commiserated about their hair loss and inability to stand without getting dizzy.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Supporters and opponents formed WhatsApp groups where members commiserated in their righteous indignation and formed strategies to sway a majority in their favor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
And they commiserated about life in space, and how ISS missions -- all three of the American Artemis astronauts had previously served on the ISS -- had prepared them for their historic lunar voyage.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu described the incident as unfortunate and commiserated with families of the deceased victims.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
“I gathered that you ‘ran up against’ Chadwick while in Europe,” commiserated Ernest Pollard of Yale, who had received his doctorate under Chadwick the year before.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
