SYMPATHY | translate English to Dutch - Cambridge Dictionary AI Assistant Dictionary Translate Grammar Thesaurus +Plus Cambridge Dictionary +Plus Games Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out {{userName}} Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out Log in / Sign up English (UK) 1 ? true : false } }), searchAutoComplete.changeToLayoutContainer(); tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { autocomplete: stateSearch.dataset != 'wordlists' && stateSearch.term.length 1 } })" / English–Dutch 1) ? '/autocomplete/amp?dataset=' + stateSearch.dataset + '&q=' + stateSearch.term : 'https://'" 0 && stateHdr.searchDesk ? 'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'" {{word}} {{#beta}} Beta{{/beta}} {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} {{name}} {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Translation of sympathy – English–Dutch dictionary sympathy noun  /ˈsimpəði/ plural sympathies Add to word list Add to word list ● a feeling of pity or sorrow for a person in trouble medeleven When her husband died, she received many letters of sympathy. ● the state or feeling of being in agreement with, or of being able to understand, the attitude or feelings of another person sympathie I have no sympathy with such a stupid attitude. Are you in sympathy with the strikers? See also sympathetic sympathetically sympathize (Translation of sympathy from the PASSWORD English–Dutch Dictionary © 2022 K Dictionaries Ltd) Examples of sympathy sympathy Indeed, the classic dichotomy of "loyal minority" or "irredentist nationalist" fails to capture their competing and overlapping sympathies and interests. From the Cambridge English Corpus We were told that although their sympathies were great, their possibilities were very small—their pockets were empty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many marriages are saved by the activities and sympathies of the magistrates dealing with those matrimonial cases. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many also openly showed their sympathies for the opposition parties. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Subjective assessment of symptoms and signs means that often correct diagnosis relies on the awareness and sympathies of the attending healthcare professional. From the Cambridge English Corpus Indeed, this was part of her deliberate strategy to elicit the sympathies of the magazine-reading public. From the Cambridge English Corpus If a man is always going to be labelled with an alien name, then and then only can he be expected to maintain alien sympathies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Each par t begins and ends with a clear synthesis, so the content should be accessible even to those with minimal prior knowledge of the players and their sympathies. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. B2,C2 Translations of sympathy in Chinese (Traditional) 理解, 同情（心），理解, 支持… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 理解, 同情（心），理解, 支持… See more in Spanish compasión, lástima, simpatía [feminine… See more in Portuguese compaixão, solidariedade, compaixão [feminine]… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Russian in Telugu in Arabic in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian सहानभूती, सहानुभूती… See more 同情, 思いやり, 同情（どうじょう）… See more halden anlama, çelebice davranma, anlayış gösterme… See more compassion [feminine], sympathie [feminine], sympathie… See more compassió, llàstima… See more (ஒரு வெளிப்பாடு) புரிதல் மற்றும் வேறொருவரின் துன்பத்தை கவனித்தல், ஆதரவு மற்றும் உடன்பாடு… See more संवेदना, दया, सहानुभूति… See more સહાનુભૂતિ, દયા, સમર્થન અને સંમતિ… See more sympati, medfølelse, forståelse… See more medkänsla, medlidande, sympati… See more simpati… See more die Anteilnahme, die Übereinstimmung… See more sympati [masculine], forståelse [masculine], medfølelse… See more ہمدردی… See more співчуття, жалість, симпатія… See more сочувствие, одобрение… See more . సానుభూతి, మద్దతు, ఒప్పందం… See more تَعاطُف… See more সমবেদনা, সহানুভূতি… See more soustrast, sympatie, souhlas… See more simpati… See more ความเห็นใจ, ความมีใจเหมือนกัน… See more sự đồng cảm, sự thương cảm, sự đồng tình… See more współczucie, litość, solidarność… See more 동정, 공감… See more comprensione, compassione, comprensione condoglianze… See more Need a translator? 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