1. felt or expressed understanding and compassion for someone’s suffering or difficulties
Usage: past tense of sympathize
2. agreed with or supported someone’s opinions or cause
Usage: past tense of sympathize

Examples

• She sympathized with her friend who had lost her job.
• The teacher sympathized with the struggling student.
• Many citizens sympathized with the protesters’ demands.
• He sympathized with their political views.
• The doctor sympathized with the patient’s pain.
• They sympathized with the victims of the natural disaster.