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Empathetic describes having the ability to understand someone else's feelings or emotions. (adjective)

An example of empathetic is someone who understands what it is like to lose someone and who feels sympathy and understanding for a friend who just suffered a death in their family.

See empathetic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See empathetic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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