Meaning

1 senses
  1. Showing empathy for others, recognizing their feelings.

    showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states

Examples

13 sentences
  1. Do you consider yourself an empathetic person?

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  2. Tom was empathetic.

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  3. I really like that Tom is empathetic.

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  4. I really like how empathetic Tom is.

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  5. An empathetic girl can empathize with a friend's feelings.

    deDas empathische Mädchen versteht es, sich in die Gefühle ihres Freundes hineinzuversetzen.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

Derived from empathic, modified to sound more similar to sympathetic.

Derived from empathic, modified to sound more similar to sympathetic.

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Forms

more empathetic, most empathetic
Comparativemore empathetic Lesson
Superlativemost empathetic Lesson

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states:empathic

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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