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commiserates

commiserates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of commiserate.

Meaning of commiserate

Verb

commiserate (third-person singular simple present commiserates, present participle commiserating, simple past and past participle commiserated)

  1. (transitive) To feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something).
    • A few individuals who commiserated the unhappy condition of British negro slaves.
  2. (intransitive) To sympathize; condole.
  3. (ambitransitive) To offer condolences jointly with; express sympathy with.

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Questions about commiserates

What is commiserates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Commiserates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of commiserate.

Words near commiserates in the dictionary

  1. commis
  2. commiscible
  3. commiserable
  4. commiserate
  5. commiserated
  6. commiserates
  7. commiserating
  8. commiseratingly
  9. commiseration
  10. commiserations
  11. commiserative

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