Compassionate
Pronunciation: /kəmˈpæʃənət/
Compassionate (adjective)
- Showing care and understanding for someone else's problems or pain.
- Taking actions to help others who are suffering or in need.
Examples
- The nurse was compassionate towards the patients.
- A compassionate teacher listens to their students.
Common collocations: compassionate approach, compassionate person, compassionate care, compassionate gesture, compassionate response