empathising

ˈɛmpəˌθaɪzɪŋ

Definition of empathising - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

emotion

Rare

showing understanding of others' feelings

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She gave him an empathising look when he shared his story.
His empathising words comforted her during the tough times.
The empathising teacher listened to every student's concern.

compassionate

understanding

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Origin of empathising

Greek, en (in) + pathos (feeling)

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French:empathique, ...
German:mitfühlend, ...
Italian:empatico, ...
Spanish:comprensivo, ...
Portuguese:empático, ...
Chinese:共情的, ...
Japanese:共感する, ...
Arabic:مُتَعاطِف, ...
Hebrew:אַמְפָּתִי, ...
Russian:сочувствующий, ...
Ukrainian:співчутливий, ...
Hindi:सहानुभूतिपूर्ण, ...
Bengali:সহানুভূতিশীল, ...
Catalan:empàtic, ...
Czech:empatický, ...
Danish:empatisk, ...
Dutch:meelevend, ...
Greek:συμπονετικός, ...
Hungarian:együttérző, ...
Khmer:យល់ចិត្ត, ...
Korean:공감하는, ...
Persian:همدلانه, ...
Polish:współczujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):empático, ...
Romanian:empatic, ...
Swedish:empatisk, ...
Thai:เข้าใจความรู้สึก, ...
Turkish:empati gösteren, ...
Vietnamese:thấu hiểu, ...

empathise

ˈɛmpəθaɪz

Definition of empathise - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

emotional connection

Rare

understand and share another's feelings

Rare

She could empathise with his sadness.
He tried to empathise with her anxiety.
They empathise with victims of the disaster.

relate

sympathize

understand

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Origin of empathise

Greek, en (in) + pathos (feeling)

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French:s'identifier, ...
German:mitfühlen, ...
Italian:empatizzare, ...
Spanish:empatizar, ...
Portuguese:empatizar, ...
Chinese:感同身受, ...
Japanese:共感する, ...
Arabic:تَعاطَفَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִזְדַּהוֹת עִם, ...
Russian:сопереживать, ...
Ukrainian:співчувати, ...
Hindi:सहानुभूति रखना, ...
Bengali:সহানুভূতি প্রকাশ করা, ...
Catalan:empatitzar, ...
Czech:vcítit se, ...
Danish:sætte sig ind i, ...
Dutch:meeleven, ...
Greek:συμπάσχω, ...
Hungarian:együttérezni, ...
Khmer:យល់ចិត្ត, ...
Korean:공감하다, ...
Persian:همدردی کرد, ...
Polish:współczuć, ...
Portuguese (BR):empatizar, ...
Romanian:a empatiza, ...
Swedish:känna med, ...
Thai:เข้าใจ, ...
Turkish:empati kurmak, ...
Vietnamese:đồng cảm, ...

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