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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I’ve long sympathized with the argument that a large U.S. commitment to the European theater is an anachronism in our security posture, a throwback to 20th-century geopolitics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Johnson sympathized with the department’s lack of manpower but said, in a perfect world, wildlife officials would be able to flush the bear out and relocate it somewhere safer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 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
“I don’t think people sympathized with him,” said Callie Tave, the college counselor for the senior class at Permian.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
