commiserate

[US]/kəˈmɪzəreɪt/
[UK]/kəˈmɪzəreɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. at vise medfølelse eller sorg for en andens ulykke
n. medfølelse eller sorg for en andens ulykke
Word Forms
Third Person Singularcommiserates
Past Tensecommiserated
Past Participlecommiserated
Pluralcommiserates
Present Participlecommiserating

Phrases & Collocations

commiserate with someone

at trøste nogen

Example Sentences

commiserate (with) sb. on sth.

at trøste (sb.) for (noget)

commiserated over their failure.

udtrykte medfølelse med deres fiasko.

We commiserated with the losers.

Vi udtrykte medfølelse med taberne.

she went over to commiserate with Rose on her unfortunate circumstances.

hun gik hen for at trøste Rose i hendes uheldige situation.

she did not exult in her rival's fall, but, on the contrary, commiserated her.

hun jublede ikke over sin rivals fald, men udtrykte derimod medfølelse med hende.

I commiserate with my friend after he got fired due to his frequent slips in the business.

Jeg udtrykker min medfølelse med min ven efter at han blev fyret på grund af hans hyppige fejl i erhvervslivet.

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