(n.) The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions, or distresses of another; pity; compassion.
Example Sentences:
(1) When I commiserate about the overnight flight that brought them here, Linney gives a wry grimace.
(2) Commiserations to the Dutch, but they didn't really turn up tonight, and were very poor.
(3) Why not come and celebrate or commiserate with a dip in the pool?
(4) With such knowledge comes a predictable illusion of power, though this is all too regularly punctured by the indignity of being kicked out of shiny receptions and told to use an entrance more befitting of our lowly status – or of having my pronunciation of “Southwark Street” incorrectly corrected by a receptionist, who gives her colleague a sidelong smirk, commiserating over my supposed ignorance.
(5) "The president commiserates with all the families who lost loved ones in the heinous attacks and extends his heartfelt sympathies to all those who suffered injuries or lost their properties during the wanton assaults on Bauchi and Kaduna States," said a statement.
(6) Putin thanked leaders of other countries for their commiseration, the Kremlin press service announced.
(7) Blair texted him with "commiserations" as did Brown, Coulson revealed.
(8) The deputy prime minister took the opportunity to claim that the first person to call Coulson to commiserate on his resignation was Labour former prime minister Gordon Brown.
(9) But while the arrival of the baby in question will be a cause for celebration for the parents, it is a matter for commiseration for the rest of us.
(10) When David Cameron phoned Ed Miliband on Monday morning with a briefing on Libya they commiserated with each other about being in the doghouse with their families for having broken off their holidays.
(11) Liquidation looks likely as MPs go home to commiserate with their local fallen councillors, and the Lib Dems overtake Labour.
(12) Even as Netanyahu took credit for the release of abducted soldier Gilad Shalit , welcoming him home in person at Tel Nof airbase, he was offering heartfelt commiserations to the relatives of Israelis killed by the Palestinian prisoners he freed in exchange.
(13) Instead, Boehner has offered McConnell not compromise but commiserations.
(14) Within seconds Bouchard was offering commiserations at the net.
(15) Richard Dawkins Oxford • I would like to congratulate Sarah Olney on becoming our new MP in Richmond Park, and give my commiserations to Zac Goldsmith.
(16) My trip back to commiserate with loved ones can wait a few weeks.
(17) ‘I’m sorry for my role as an adult’ The Seattle Resistance Salon was created partly to find others to commiserate with.
(18) Well done to everyone who got the results they wanted today, and commiserations to those that didn't.
(19) Asked to offer commiserations, Pellegrini said: “It is a pity for them.
(20) Mahmoud Muhim, the father of one of the dead protesters, took the microphone during the march and said: "Not one person has offered me commiserations.
Concern
Definition:
(v. t.) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.
(v. t.) To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest; as, a good prince concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects.
(v. i.) To be of importance.
(n.) That which relates or belongs to one; business; affair.
(n.) That which affects the welfare or happiness; interest; moment.
(n.) Interest in, or care for, any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety.
(n.) Persons connected in business; a firm and its business; as, a banking concern.
Example Sentences:
(1) This paper discusses the typical echocardiographic patterns of a variety of important conditions concerning the mitral valve, the left ventricle, the interatrial and interventricular septum as well as the influence of respiration on the performance of echocardiograms.
(2) As far as acrophase table is concerned for all enzymes and fractions the acrophase occurred during the night.
(3) At pH 7.0, reduction is complete after 6 to 10 h. These results together with an earlier study concerning the positions of the two most readily reduced bonds (Cornell J.S., and Pierce, J.G.
(4) The problem of treatment oneside malocclusions of adult patients needs to concern of anchorange.
(5) This article is intended as a brief practical guide for physicians and physiotherapists concerned with the treatment of cystic fibrosis.
(6) Since the start of this week, markets have been more cautious, with bond yields in Spain reaching their highest levels in four months on Tuesday amid concern about the scale of the austerity measures being imposed by the government and fears that the country might need a bailout.
(7) The aetiological factors concerned in the production of paraumbilical and epigastric hernias have been reviewed along structural--functional lines.
(8) A review is presented concerning the development of new neuroimaging techniques in the last decade which have improved the diagnostic exploration of patients with spinal cord injuries, including studies of possible sequelae.
(9) Much of the current information concerning this issue is from short-term studies.
(10) Accidentally discovered nearly 40 years ago as the first true antidepressants, the MAOIs soon fell into disfavor due to concerns about toxicity and seemingly lesser efficacy compared with the newer tricyclic compounds.
(11) Several dimensions of the outcome of 86 schizophrenic patients were recorded 1 year after discharge from inpatient index-treatment to complete a prospective study concerning the course of illness (rehospitalization, symptoms, employment and social contacts).
(12) A full-scale war is unlikely but there is clear concern in Seoul about the more realistic threat of a small-scale attack on the South Korean military or a group of islands near the countries' disputed maritime border in the Yellow Sea.
(13) Regulators concerned about physician behavior and confronted by demands of nonphysicians to prescribe controlled substances may find EDT a good solution.
(14) Reasons for non-acceptance do not indicate any major difficulties in the employment of such staff in general practice, at least as far as the patients are concerned.
(15) Recent research conducted by independent investigators concerning the relationship between crime and narcotic (primarily heroin) addiction has revealed a remarkable degree of consistency of findings across studies.
(16) This is a report concerning a unique combination of Alzheimer's disease with the following refluxes: buccosalivary, gastroesophageal, vesicoureteral, urethroprostatic and urethrovesicular, along with neurogenic bowel and neuropathic bladder.
(17) I"m not concerned about the Secretary of State's comments, he suggests.
(18) It did the job of triggering growth, but it also fueled real-estate speculation, similar to what was going on in the mid-2000s here.” Slowing economic growth may be another concern.
(19) The data obtained are considered inasmuch as they concern the hypobilirubinemic action of nicophesone.
(20) In South Africa, health risks associated with exposure to toxic waste sites need to be viewed in the context of current community health concerns, competing causes of disease and ill-health, and the relative lack of knowledge about environmental contamination and associated health effects.