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0 used to describe someone who shows, especially by what they say, that they understand and care about someone else's suffering:
1 agreeing with or supporting:
The party is considered to be sympathetic to/towards welfare reform.
Did he give your proposal/complaints a sympathetic hearing?
2 showing, esp. by what you say, that you understand and care about someone’s problems or suffering: