compassionate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəmˈpæʃənət/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəmˈpæʃənɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(adj. kəm pash′ə nit; v. kəm pash′ə nāt′)


Inflections of 'compassionate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
compassionates
v 3rd person singular
compassionating
v pres p
compassionated
v past
compassionated
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
compassionate adj (person: sympathetic)compasivo/a adj
  misericordioso/a adj
 Don't tell your troubles to Greg, he's not compassionate at all.
 No le cuentes tus problemas a Greg: no es nada compasivo.
compassionate adj (feeling sympathy)compasivo/a adj
  compasión nf
 I felt compassionate when I heard about Beth's plight, as I had once faced similar circumstances.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El jefe fue compasivo con el empleado novato y le dio otra oportunidad.
 Sentí compasión cuando me enteré de la situación de Beth dado que yo alguna vez me vi en circunstancias similares.
compassionate adj (act: kind)compasivo/a adj
  misericordioso/a adj
  caritativo/a adj
 It was compassionate of the doctor to give you free medication.
 Fue un gesto compasivo que el médico te diese medicamentos gratis.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
compassionate leave n (time off work for personal reasons)licencia por motivos personales grupo nom
 Tara's employer allowed her four weeks' compassionate leave after her mother suffered a serious accident.
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'compassionate' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
have a heart - humane - humane treatment - kind - kindhearted - merciful - supportive - sympathetic - sympathize - tenderhearted - understanding
Spanish:
compasivo - compasivo hacia - compasivo para con - piadoso - ser muy gente

Collocations: is a compassionate [mother, nurse, person, man], is compassionate toward [others, children, animals], be compassionate with [yourself, others], more...

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