单词	commiserate
释义	commiseratecom‧mis‧e‧rate /kəˈmɪzəreɪt/ verb [intransitive + with] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINcommiserate Origin: 1500-1600 Latin past participle of commiserari, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + miserari ‘to pity’ Verb Table VERB TABLE commiserate Simple Form Present I, you, we, they commiserate he, she, it commiserates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they commiserated Present perfect I, you, we, they have commiserated he, she, it has commiserated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had commiserated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will commiserate Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have commiserated Continuous Form Present I am commiserating he, she, it is commiserating you, we, they are commiserating Past I, he, she, it was commiserating you, we, they were commiserating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been commiserating he, she, it has been commiserating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been commiserating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be commiserating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been commiserating Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES 'Poor Alistair!' she commiserated. 'Let me buy you lunch.' In several of their letters, Hartley and Burns, commiserated about the problems of old age. When he failed his driving test, I called him up and commiserated with him. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS I commiserate with my hon. Friend on his misfortune this evening, in finding himself inadvertently supporting us in the Lobby. I just wanted to commiserate with you. The programme was filmed in front of a live audience who had to clap, laugh and commiserate in all the appropriate places. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto tell someone that you sympathize with them► offer your sympathy formal to tell someone that you feel sympathy for them, especially in a letter, after someone they love has died: · She wrote a short letter offering her sympathy.· Bouquets and hand-written cards offering sympathy surrounded the scene of the accident.offer your sympathy to: · My husband joins me in offering our sincere sympathy to you and to Susan at this sad time. ► commiserate formal to express your sympathy for someone when they are unhappy about something, especially something that is not really very serious: · 'Poor Alistair!' she commiserated. 'Let me buy you lunch.'commiserate with: · When he failed his driving test, I called him up and commiserated with him.commiserate about: · In several of their letters, Hartley and Burns commiserated about the problems of old age. ► send/offer/express condolences to express sympathy to someone whose close relative or friend has died - use this in formal or official situations: send/offer/express condolences to: · We take this opportunity to send our condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in this disaster.· After the funeral, foreign ambassadors lined up to offer their condolences to the widow of the late president.deep/heartfelt/sincere condolences: · In a statement read on television, Saleh expressed 'deepest condolences' to the families of the victims. to express your sympathy for someone who is unhappy about something
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