sympathetic
Collocations
17(adj.) showing you understand sb's feelings
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | become
find sb
She found her manager very sympathetic when she explained her family problems.
ADV
deeply, extremely, genuinely, immensely, truly, very
The nurse was extremely sympathetic when she listened to the patient's worries.
largely | fairly, pretty, quite
suitably
When her friend lost his job, she gave him a suitably sympathetic response.
PREP
about
The teacher was sympathetic about why the student missed so many classes this month.
to
My teacher was sympathetic to my request for extra time on the assignment.
towards
The teacher was very sympathetic towards students who were struggling with the difficult math problems.
(adj.) in agreement with sb/sth
VERBS
appear, be, seem
ADV
deeply, extremely, highly, very | entirely | less than | broadly, generally, quite | politically
PREP
to
My teacher was sympathetic to my situation and allowed me to retake the test.