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to be sympathetic TO something

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  • sympathetic — [ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk] adj 1) willing to understand someone s problems and help them Ant: unsympathetic You re not being very sympathetic.[/ex] Jill was a sympathetic listener.[/ex] 2) if you are sympathetic to something such as a plan, you support it… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • Sympathetic magic — Sympathetic magic, also known as imitative magic, is a type of magic based on imitation or correspondence. Imitation involves using effigies or poppets to affect the environment of people, or occasionally people themselves. Correspondence is… …   Wikipedia

  • Sympathetic — The word sympathetic means different things in different contexts. * In neurology and neuroscience, the sympathetic nervous system is a part of the autonomic nervous system. * In music theory, sympathetic strings are strings on a musical… …   Wikipedia

  • Something Wild (1961 film) — Infobox Film name = Something Wild caption = Ralph Meeker and Carroll Baker in Something Wild . imdb id = 0055464 producer = George Justin director = Jack Garfein writer = Jack Garfein Alex Karmel (also novel, Mary Ann ) starring = Carroll Baker… …   Wikipedia

  • take the sting out of something —    If you take the sting out of something, you manage to reduce the severity or unpleasantness of something.     A comforting voice and sympathetic attitude can take the sting out of bad news …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • lend an ear to something — lend an ear to (someone/something) to listen carefully and with understanding to someone or something. Bush lent an ear to a group of oil executives who came to the White House. Aunt Rosalie lent a sympathetic ear to my troubles …   New idioms dictionary

  • lend an ear (to something) — lend an ˈear (to sb/sth) idiom to listen in a patient and sympathetic way to sb Main entry: ↑lendidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • bad — bad1 [ bæd ] (comparative worse [ wɜrs ] ; superlative worst [ wɜrst ] ) adjective *** ▸ 1 not pleasant or enjoyable ▸ 2 causing problems/harm ▸ 3 of low quality or skill ▸ 4 not appropriate/fair ▸ 5 painful/injured ▸ 6 evil/behaving badly ▸ 7 no …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bad*/*/*/ — [bæd] (comparative worse [wɜːs] ; superlative worst [wɜːst] ) adj I 1) not nice or enjoyable The weather was really bad – it rained all week.[/ex] I m afraid I have some bad news for you.[/ex] 2) causing major problems, harm, or damage a bad… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • DuBose Heyward — Edwin DuBose Heyward (August 31, 1885 – June 16, 1940)[1][2] was a white American author best known for his 1925 novel Porgy. This novel was the basis for the play by the same name (which he co authored with his wife Dorothy) and, in turn, the… …   Wikipedia

  • too bad — spoken 1) used for saying that you are sorry or sympathetic about something That s too bad about your sister losing her job. 2) used for showing that you are not sympathetic at all or you do not really care what someone else thinks If you don t… …   English dictionary

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