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sym|pa|thize /s I mpəθa I z/ (sympathizes , sympathizing , sympathized ) in BRIT, also use sympathise 1 VERB If you sympathize with someone who is in a bad situation, you show that you are sorry for them. □ [V + with ] I must tell you how much I sympathize with you for your loss, Professor. □ [V ] He would sympathize but he wouldn't understand.

2 VERB If you sympathize with someone's feelings, you understand them and are not critical of them. □ [V + with ] He sympathised with her over her frustration at not being chosen for the team. □ [V + with ] He liked Max, and sympathized with his ambitions. [Also V ]

3 VERB If you sympathize with a proposal or action, you approve of it and are willing to support it. □ [V + with ] Most of the people living there sympathized with the guerrillas.

sym|pa|thiz|er /s I mpəθa I zə ^r / (sympathizers ) in BRIT, also use sympathiser N‑COUNT [usu pl] The sympathizers of an organization or cause are the people who approve of it and support it. □  These villagers are guerrilla sympathizers.

sym|pa|thy ◆◇◇ /s I mpəθi/ (sympathies )

1 N‑UNCOUNT If you have sympathy for someone who is in a bad situation, you are sorry for them, and show this in the way you behave towards them. □  I have had very little help from doctors and no sympathy whatsoever. □  I wanted to express my sympathies on your resignation.

2 N‑UNCOUNT If you have sympathy with someone's ideas or opinions, you agree with them. □ [+ with ] I have some sympathy with this point of view. □ [+ for ] Lithuania still commands considerable international sympathy for its cause. □  He had strong left-wing sympathies.

3 N‑UNCOUNT If you take some action in sympathy with someone else, you do it in order to show that you support them. □  Milne resigned in sympathy because of the way Donald had been treated.

sym|phon|ic /s I mfɒ n I k/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Symphonic means relating to or like a symphony.

sym|pho|ny /s I mfəni/ (symphonies ) N‑COUNT A symphony is a piece of music written to be played by an orchestra. Symphonies are usually made up of four separate sections called movements.

sy m|pho|ny or|ches|tra (symphony orchestras ) N‑COUNT A symphony orchestra is a large orchestra that plays classical music.

sym|po|sium /s I mpoʊ ziəm/ (symposia /s I mpoʊ ziə/ or symposiums ) N‑COUNT A symposium is a conference in which experts or academics discuss a particular subject. □ [+ on ] He had been taking part in an international symposium on population.

symp|tom ◆◇◇ /s I mptəm/ (symptoms )

1 N‑COUNT A symptom of an illness is something wrong with your body or mind that is a sign of the illness. □  One of the most common symptoms of schizophrenia is hearing imaginary voices. □  …patients with flu symptoms.

2 N‑COUNT A symptom of a bad situation is something that happens which is considered to be a sign of this situation. □ [+ of ] With some people lateness is a symptom of general unreliability. SYNONYMS symptom NOUN 1

sign:Your blood would have been checked for any sign of kidney failure.

indication:He gave no indication that he was ready to compromise.

signal:The first warning signals came in March.

symp|to|mat|ic /s I mptəmæ t I k/ ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If something is symptomatic of something else, especially something bad, it is a sign of it. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] The city's problems are symptomatic of the crisis that is spreading throughout the country.