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commiserate
com·mis·er·ate C0510200 (kə-mĭz′ə-rāt′)v. com·mis·er·at·ed, com·mis·er·at·ing, com·mis·er·ates v.tr. To feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with.v.intr. To feel or express sympathy: commiserated over their failure. [Latin commiserārī, commiserāt- : com-, com- + miserārī, to pity (from miser, wretched).] com·mis′er·a′tive adj.com·mis′er·a′tive·ly adv.com·mis′er·a′tor n.commiserate (kəˈmɪzəˌreɪt) vb (when: intr, usually foll by with) to feel or express sympathy or compassion (for)[C17: from Latin commiserārī, from com- together + miserārī to bewail, pity, from miser wretched] comˈmiserable adj comˌmiseˈration n comˈmiserative adj comˈmiseratively adv comˈmiserˌator ncom•mis•er•ate (kəˈmɪz əˌreɪt) v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t. 1. to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity. v.i. 2. to sympathize (usu. fol. by with): to commiserate with someone over a loss. [1585–95; < Latin commiserātus, past participle of commiserārī to fell compassion for =com- com- + miserārī to feel sorry for, derivative of miser wretched; compare misery] com•mis`er•a′tion, n. com•mis′er•a`tive, adj. com•mis′er•a`tive•ly, adv. com•mis′er•a`tor, n. commiserate Past participle: commiserated Gerund: commiserating
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commiserate | commiserate |
Present |
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I commiserate | you commiserate | he/she/it commiserates | we commiserate | you commiserate | they commiserate |
Preterite |
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I commiserated | you commiserated | he/she/it commiserated | we commiserated | you commiserated | they commiserated |
Present Continuous |
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I am commiserating | you are commiserating | he/she/it is commiserating | we are commiserating | you are commiserating | they are commiserating |
Present Perfect |
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I have commiserated | you have commiserated | he/she/it has commiserated | we have commiserated | you have commiserated | they have commiserated |
Past Continuous |
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I was commiserating | you were commiserating | he/she/it was commiserating | we were commiserating | you were commiserating | they were commiserating |
Past Perfect |
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I had commiserated | you had commiserated | he/she/it had commiserated | we had commiserated | you had commiserated | they had commiserated |
Future |
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I will commiserate | you will commiserate | he/she/it will commiserate | we will commiserate | you will commiserate | they will commiserate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have commiserated | you will have commiserated | he/she/it will have commiserated | we will have commiserated | you will have commiserated | they will have commiserated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be commiserating | you will be commiserating | he/she/it will be commiserating | we will be commiserating | you will be commiserating | they will be commiserating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been commiserating | you have been commiserating | he/she/it has been commiserating | we have been commiserating | you have been commiserating | they have been commiserating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been commiserating | you will have been commiserating | he/she/it will have been commiserating | we will have been commiserating | you will have been commiserating | they will have been commiserating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been commiserating | you had been commiserating | he/she/it had been commiserating | we had been commiserating | you had been commiserating | they had been commiserating |
Conditional |
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I would commiserate | you would commiserate | he/she/it would commiserate | we would commiserate | you would commiserate | they would commiserate |
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I would have commiserated | you would have commiserated | he/she/it would have commiserated | we would have commiserated | you would have commiserated | they would have commiserated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | commiserate - to feel or express sympathy or compassionsympathise, sympathizecompassionate, condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with - share the suffering ofcondole - express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death; "You must condole the widow" |
commiserateverb (often with with) sympathize, pity, feel for, console, condole When I lost, he commiserated with me.commiserateverbTo experience or express compassion:ache, compassionate, feel, pity, sympathize, yearn.Idioms: be sorry, have pity.Translationscommiserate (kəˈmizəreit) verb to express sympathy (with). 同情,憐憫 同情comˌmiseˈration noun 同情,憐憫 同情commiserate
commiserate with (one)To express mutual sympathy with one about a shared negative experience. Luckily, I can commiserate with my classmates about how mean our science teacher is.See also: commiseratecommiserate with someoneto share one's misery with another person who is also miserable. I stopped by Bruce's house to commiserate with him on being laid off.See also: commiseratecommiserate Related to commiserate: acculturationSynonyms for commiserateverb sympathizeSynonyms- sympathize
- pity
- feel for
- console
- condole
Synonyms for commiserateverb to experience or express compassionSynonyms- ache
- compassionate
- feel
- pity
- sympathize
- yearn
Synonyms for commiserateverb to feel or express sympathy or compassionSynonymsRelated Words- compassionate
- condole with
- feel for
- pity
- sympathize with
- condole
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