Showing an ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Her empathetic nature made her a great counselor, as she could easily relate to her clients' emotions.
Relating to, characterized by, or arising from empathy. The therapist employed an empathetic approach to understand her client's struggles.
(Linguistics) Designating a grammatical element that signals the speaker's emotional involvement or solidarity with the listener. In some Austronesian languages, an empathetic pronoun may be added after the verb.