The Meaning of SYMPATHETIC – SYMPATHETIC in a Sentence

The video demonstrates the definition and meaning of SYMPATHETIC and shows SYMPATHETIC in a sentence to give a better understanding. The way to pronounce SYMPATHETIC is explained, dividing the word into syllables.

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Slide 2: SYMPATHETIC:

Emphasize the third syllable, it’s pronounced sim◦pa◦THEH◦tik

Definition: expressing feeling and understanding

The clipart shows a person with their arms around another, providing comfort

Slide 3:
The picture shows a tiger in the jungle. In some areas, tigers are endangered.

Sentence example: The blogger hoped to get support from sympathetic members of the public.

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The full course includes another 4 illustrated sentence examples for the word ‘SYMPATHETIC’ plus these words . . .

Slide 5: Empower your vocabulary with these 25 words:

affable
aggressive
arduous
bent
biased
conventional
delinquent
detrimental
erroneous
expendable
extraordinary
fragile
gradual
gracious
hospitable
impressive
impulsive
relevant
remiss
ridiculous
squalid
supercilious
suspicious
sympathetic
wooden

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More examples to make the meaning of SYMPATHETIC clear:

I found myself feeling sympathetic toward almost all of the people in the unhappy tale of an emotionally charged incident at Smith College.
Source: New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/06/opinion/letters/smith-college-race-class.html

Officials in the Serbian capital Belgrade, eager to please Mr. Trump, whom they considered more sympathetic to their side than previous American presidents, also welcomed the idea.
Source: New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/world/europe/kosovo-trump-lake-serbs-albanians.html

Even so, it’s a good story, one that reveals the complicated history of the post-bellum South, a world that included brave freedmen, occasionally sympathetic white men and genuine commitment to law and order.
Source: New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/books/review/robert-e-lee-and-me-ty-seidule-shot-in-the-moonlighht-ben-montgomery.html

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