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noun ADJ. considerable, deep, genuine, great, heartfelt, real | scant | general, popular, public, widespread VERB + SYMPATHY be full of, feel, have She seemed to feel some sympathy for the patients. | express, extend, give sb, offer (sb), show (sb) She expressed her deepest sympathy for him. She says I haven't given her enough sympathy. We extend our sympathy to the families of the victims. | expend, waste | demand, want I don't want your sympathy! | deserve | arouse, attract, earn, elicit, engage, evoke, excite, gain, get, rouse, win Their plight aroused considerable public sympathy. He didn't get much sympathy from anyone. | lose SYMPATHY + VERB go out to sb, lie with sb Our deepest sympathy goes out to his wife and family. My sympathy lies with his wife. PREP. in ~ with Nurses came out on strike in sympathy with the doctors. | out of ~ She married him more out of sympathy than love. | with ~ Desmond eyed her anguished face with sympathy. | ~ for He has a total lack of sympathy for young people. | ~ to The government showed sympathy to their cause. | ~ towards He acted with some sympathy towards his victim. | ~ with She had every sympathy with him. PHRASES a feeling of sympathy, full of sympathy, have every/little sympathy for sb, a lack of sympathy, a pang of sympathy I felt a pang of sympathy for her.
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sympathy
verbs
have/feel sympathy for somebody
• It’s hard not to feel sympathy for the losing team.
express/offer (your) sympathy
• Everyone there expressed their sympathy.
get sympathy from somebody
• I thought at least I’d get some sympathy from you.
deserve sympathy
• He doesn't deserve any sympathy - it's his own fault.
play on sb’s sympathy
(= make someone feel sorry for you in order to get an advantage for yourself )
• If that doesn’t work, she knows how to play on his sympathy.
expect sympathy
• I know I can’t expect any sympathy from her!
adjectives
deep/deepest sympathy
(= used when someone is upset after a death )
• We'd like to offer our deepest sympathy to Hilda and her family.
great sympathy
• I have great sympathy for the people affected by the housing crisis.
phrases
a message/letter of sympathy
• We are grateful for all the messages of sympathy we have received.
an expression of sympathy
• I murmured an expression of sympathy.
have every sympathy for somebody
(= feel very sorry for someone - often used when you have had a similar experience yourself )
• I have every sympathy for people who find it hard to give up smoking.
you have my sympathy
(= used when saying that you feel sorry for someone )
• It must be difficult – you have my sympathy.
extend your sympathy to somebody
formal (= express sympathy )
• I’d like to extend my deepest sympathy to the victim’s family.
my/our sympathy goes out to somebody
formal (= used to formally express sympathy )
• Our sympathy goes out to Peggy in her great loss.
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