sympathize
verb (used without object)
to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed bywith ).
sympathized
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past participleof sympathize.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 sympathize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sympathizeverb (used without object)to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed bywith ).
Example Sentences
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While others flooded her comments to agree, some chimed in to question why so many women identified and even sympathized with the villain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Art is a weapon for López Mari and Calle 13, who sympathized with the Palestinian struggle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025
In 2023, according to New York Times polling, 34 percent of Democrats sympathized with Israel and 31 percent with Palestinians.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2025
Many people sympathized with the workers and even called for Costco to start revoking memberships.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2024
“Achelous, I don’t understand—” “No, you don’t,” the river god sympathized.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
