sympathetic
adjective/ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
Слово англійською: sympathetic
Переклад sympathetic українською: співчутли́вий
Детальний опис
- kind to somebody who is hurt or sad; showing that you understand and care about their problems
- a sympathetic listener
- a sympathetic response
- She was very sympathetic when I was sick.
- sympathetic to/towards somebody I did not feel at all sympathetic towards Kate.
- I'm here if you need a sympathetic ear (= somebody to talk to about your problems).
- showing that you approve of somebody/something or that you share their views and are willing to support them
- He was speaking to a highly sympathetic audience.
- sympathetic to/towards somebody/something to be sympathetic to the party’s aims
- Russian newspapers are largely sympathetic to the president.
- (of a person) easy to like
- a sympathetic character in a novel
- I don't find her a very sympathetic person.
- The character's faults actually make him more sympathetic.
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to an affinity or paranormal influence’): from sympathy, on the pattern of pathetic.