1. to feel or express compassion or understanding for someone’s suffering or difficulties
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is ‘sympathizes’
2. to support or agree with an opinion, cause, or group
Usage: British spelling

Examples

• She sympathises with families who have lost their homes in the flood.
• The teacher sympathises with students struggling with the difficult material.
• He sympathises with the workers’ demands for better pay.
• Many people sympathise with the environmental movement.
• I sympathise with your frustration about the delayed flight.
• The politician sympathises with voters’ concerns about rising costs.