Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: sympathy
IPA transcription: [s'ɪmpəθi]
Pronunciations of sympathy
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: sympathy, understanding
    Meaning: an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"
  • Synonyms: sympathy, fellow_feeling
    Meaning: sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
  • Synonyms: sympathy
    Meaning: a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other; "the two of them were in close sympathy"
Usage examples
  • By the sheer centripetal force of sympathy
  • Pollyanna nodded, all sympathy and interest.
  • Man, what you need is not sympathy, but a push.
  • The nations always have our respect and our sympathy.
  • Could it be that Nell had any sympathy for these Reds?
  • I am deeply touched by your kind letter of sympathy ...
  • Alice bent over him full of sympathy, and he took her arm.
  • Lanyard murmured some conventional expression of sympathy.
  • If it is one tithe as painful as that, you have my sympathy.
  • The stranger glanced at the big man's face in quick sympathy.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Rock Springs massacre, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Yan Xishan, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George Lansbury, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Gold standard, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording To Kill a Mockingbird (film), License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Imagism, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording CSI effect, License CC BY-SA 4.0