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compassionate
01
showing kindness and understanding toward others, especially during times of difficulty or suffering
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most compassionate
Comparative
more compassionate
gradable
Examples
The nurse showed compassionate care and empathy towards the elderly patients in the nursing home.
to compassionate
01
to feel or share in the suffering of another
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
State verb
Regular
Present tense
compassionate
3rd person singular
compassionates
Present participle
compassionating
Past simple
compassionated
Past participle
compassionated
Examples
She compassionated with the victims of the disaster.
Lexical Tree
compassionately
compassionateness
uncompassionate
compassionate
compassion
compass
